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s latest book, The Power Foods Diet. We also delve into some of PCRM’s recent victories and discuss peer-reviewed studies that powerfully illustrate the health benefits of a low-fat vegan diet.Vegan Curious? For support creating the Mindset that makes prioritising your health simple, sustainable and fun, The NEW Plant Positive Journal version 2 is your step by step guide and 52 week non-dated daily planner!

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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Melanie Murphy Richter shares how plant-based nutrition is critical in promoting longevity, extending health-span, and preventing age-related diseases.Vegan Curious? For support creating the Mindset that makes prioritising your health simple, sustainable and fun, The Plant Positive Journal V2: https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/plant-positive-journal-v2/ is your step by step guide and 52 week non-dated daily planner!

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Food for Profit is the first feature documentary that exposes the links between the meat industry, lobbying and the corridors of power.Vegan Curious? For support creating the Mindset that makes prioritising your health simple, sustainable and fun, The NEW Plant Positive Journal is your blueprint and 52 week non-dated daily planner: https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/plant-positive-journal-v2/

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Marketing consultant and strategist for vegan and plant-based experts and businesses, Kathleen Gage has just hit 70 and has a wealth of wisdom to share on aging with vitality and plant-powered longevity. Actually, this is just one of the important non-negotiables that Kathleen reveals in this open-hearted and passionate exchange. Like most inspiring transformation stories – Kathleen was not always ...

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I get a lot of requests from supplement company founders to come on the podcast. 99% of the time, it’s not a fit. Today’s guest is different. Dr. John E. Lewis, Ph.D. studies the effects of nutrition, dietary supplementation, and exercise on various aspects of human health including to improve brain health. He has also followed a whole food plant-based ...

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Kerryn Sawyer – The Plant Power Coach – is a New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based plant based nutrition expert, health and life coach. She helps people achieve their ideal health and body weight with the power of a plant based lifestyle, mindset and emotional healing. Kerryn has faced the frustrations of yo-yo dieting, been worn down by weight loss tactics, and battled ...

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Chris Miller was an emergency physician in a busy emergency department, when inflammation began to take over her body. Although she continued to work crazy hours in the ED initially, as her symptoms worsened and her doctors wanted to add more medications, Chris decided to make some major life changes. Rapidly transitioning to a whole food, plant-based diet and eliminating ...

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I’ve spoken to many impressive vegan athletes and yet during this conversation with Brendon Bale, co-founder of Green Gazelles, the World’s First Vegan Rugby Club, I released what is really unique about the club. Green Gazelles are busting vegan stereotypes with a supportive team spirit. I grew up in New Zealand. Where rugby is a religion. Where young boys aspired to ...

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Tim Kaufman is an exceptional story teller… and WOW does he have a powerful story to share with us today. Tim’s journey from addiction and immobility to athleticism and wellness inspires hope and might well ignite the first small step of life-changing action. His book, ESCAPE – Breaking Free From A Self-Made Prison reveals in excruciating detail just how low ...

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The Political Gut: Quantum Nutrients, Two Brains, Upside-Down Diets, is a book that explores the intersection of food, politics, and personal well-being, offering readers a guide to reclaiming control over their health and ultimately how they perceive reality. Now that sounds like a bold claim. However I found former professional artist turned wellness brand founder, Brett Casper’s book both fascinating ...

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Informed by the strongest evidence, nutritionist Rohini Bajekal works with clients all around the world to transform your hormonal health and the diversity of plants in your diet. Some of the concerns Rohini helps her clients address include: Women struggling with reproductive health conditions such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Irregular and Painful periods, Endometriosis. Women requiring advice around fertility nutrition ...

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Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for 47+ years! A chef, culinary instructor, and professional speaker, she is the author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from an obese junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that ...

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Co-founders, of Vegan Visibility Productions, Kathleen Gage and VLynn Hawkins envision a future where businesses play a pivotal role in creating a positive impact on the world. They are on a mission to raise awareness about all aspects of the plant-based vegan lifestyle and movement by introducing individuals, companies, and organizations to The Veganpreneur Revolution™ and each other. So far ...

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The stark reality is that humans are eating more meat than ever. That even when made aware of the horrific abuse and environmental destruction caused by traditional animal agriculture, most people will prioritise their personal taste and convenience. Most people will keep eating animals. Paul Shapiro is the author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals ...

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Live Your Healthiest Life is a deliciously unique cookbook that shares the weight loss journeys of two people from different countries and cultures who have beautifully adapted their family recipes to whole-food, plant-exclusive recipes without added salt, oil, and sugar. Shayda Soleymani lost 120 lbs. Gustavo Tolosa lost 70 lbs. They both found a firm friendship and a commitment to ...

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This conversation is for those who want to get healthy beyond 40, yet also applicable to us all. Michele Riechman is a personal trainer, yoga teacher, and health coach with her doctorate in physical therapy. When prioritising her own health took a back step as a busy mum, Michele decided some exercise is better than no exercise and today she ...

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This conversation was such a joy. I asked all my questions about Calming The Chaos of Perimenopause and Bria Gadd, The Period Whisperer was incredibly knowledgeable, warm and compassionate. We discuss the significant shifts that happen during perimenopause. How to know it is time for help in perimenopause. Peri-Rage! Undeserved Weight Gain. Understanding your female energy cycles (totally new to me) ...

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Liz Douglas is a home cook, new mum and the person behind the easy, familiar plant-based recipes of Glow Diaries. As someone who had always loved food and liked cooking, when Liz became vegan, the challenge of recreating old favourite meals was exciting. She was curious, inspired and started sharing her new favourite hobby on Instagram to prove that plant-based ...

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You’ve likely heard these five words spoken around the world by so many non-vegans: I Could Never Go Vegan. Perhaps you’ve even said them? On a quest for the truth, award winning filmmaker Thomas Pickering set out to investigate the leading arguments against the vegan movement. Spoiler, despite spending time with leading environmental, health and nutrition experts. After going under ...

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Friends, you are in for a treat today. I loved this conversation with comedian, screenwriter, podcast host, and author Glen Merzer. Glen has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books with a vegan message. Our primary focus today is Glen’s latest book Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate ...

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The Focusologist, Penny Zenker will help you get unstuck quicker as a motivational speaker, strategic business coach, and best-selling author. The toughest time in Penny’s life forced her to turn to a strategy she now calls, Reset Moments. As you will hear, these moments are actually present every day, if we slow down and pay attention. They are early warning ...

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Certified Running Coach and Sports Nutrition Specialist Claire Bartholic, wasn’t always a runner. She started running in her mid-30s simply to get in shape for her high school reunion. It wasn’t about getting faster or racing; it was, to be honest, mainly about vanity. But something changed in her as the miles slowly added up. The reunion came and went ...

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One of the understandably frustrating things about health and weight loss specifically is you can work really hard, make changes that feel like real sacrifices, and still not see results. Today I’ve invited UK-based, women’s weight loss expert and registered nutritional therapist, Louise Digby on the podcast to discuss how we can create a thriving metabolism, lose weight over 40 ...

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My guest today asks: Are you skeptical of the fitness industry? YES! It is my industry and I am super skeptical. The agenda fuelled misinformation propagated across health and fitness is both frustrating and infuriating. Certified nutrition coach and high-performance physique engineer Philip Pape, embodies a healthy skepticism of exercise and nutrition science. His approach to achieving physical self-mastery through ...

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My guest today asks: Are you skeptical of the fitness industry? YES! It is my industry and I am super skeptical. The agenda fuelled misinformation propagated across health and fitness is both frustrating and infuriating. Certified nutrition coach and high-performance physique engineer Philip Pape, embodies a healthy skepticism of exercise and nutrition science. His approach to achieving physical self-mastery through ...

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This is a conversation about, how YOU can save more lives and make the biggest difference for animals and the planet. Robert Cheeke’s new book, The Impactful Vegan, applies the principles of effective altruism to animal advocacy work to determine how to do the most good for animals. I found the insights Robert shared confronting and you might too. However ...

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From a sausage guy curious about plant-based food to a vegan success story, Mario Fabbri is on a mission to learn vegan cooking from the top vegan chefs and nutritionists of the world. His show, Trying Vegan with Mario is one of the first ever vegan cooking shows to air on television and the goal is: to inspire people to be ...

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Todays conversation is all about easy, healthy, flavoursome food that’s better for the planet, with plant-based meal box delivery service VegMeUp. Founder Jimmy Van Der Linden worked as a professional chef for over 17 years before a particular book – written by one of my favourite repeat Healthifcation guests – led him to challenge his assumptions about food and introduce ...

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I am genuinely surprised at how excited I was to discover, Confetti Snacks’ delicious low waste vegan snacks. Confetti is a mission driven business founded in Singapore and rapidly expanding to share it’s nutrient dense, upcycled veggie chips with the world. Once you hear how passionate founder Betty Lu is about the company’s taste led commitment to reducing waste and ...

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Chantal Di Donato created Live Lean Health with the power of the feminine in mind; our nurturing, caring and expansive innate abilities. Her mission is: to provide women facing their “Dark Knight of the Soul”, with a clear path to wellness, following a kind (to all beings) wholesome approach, where you can learn, experiment, and truly thrive. If the Dark ...

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Farm Transitions Australia was born out of founder Krystal Camilleri’s experience rescuing unwanted male calves, slated for slaughter, from Tasmanian dairy farms. Over three years, Krystal delved into the heart of the farming community, gaining invaluable insight into farmers’ challenges. Spending time with the farmers filled Krystal with compassion for the humans that are also often stuck within our broken food ...

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Todays conversation is a change of pace to a degree however it also feels relevant and timely. For those of us who become vegan to align our actions with our values it feel like an entirely authentic decision. Yet then, we all too often slam up against the complexities of relationships with non-vegans. Of being effective and impactful – whether ...

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This conversation is in part a follow up to E856 with Lisa DeCrescente the writer and Executive Producer of The Next Girl film and E859 with Jamie Logan the film’s lead. Lisa gave us an a behind the scenes look at the making of this powerfully moving film that presents as a drama about a young girl born into a ...

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I have a new podcast recommendation for you! Just So You Know is a PETA production. Each week, Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno, compare what we’re all being told about an important topic with, the truth about what we do to animals. This great concept is executed with both #truthbombs and enough fun that (I hope!) non-vegans will listen too. Today I’m ...

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At 34, Philip Wollen was Vice-President of Citibank. The Financial Press named him in the “Top 40 Brightest and Best” executives in Australia. During his travels, by age 40 he’d witnessed cruelty so egregious he decided to do all he could to alleviate suffering, and give away everything he owned, with warm hands, and die broke. Today, he is a ...

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On May 19th, 2016, Vegan Mountaineer Kuntal Joisher stood on the summit of Mt. Everest and accomplished his dream. Although as you will soon hear, guilt would follow. Because as passionate as Kuntal is about the mountains, he is at least as committed to speaking out for the animals, as an ethical vegan. Back in 2016, vegan food was the ...

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I was so caught up in the horrors of the dairy industry after prepping for this conversation with Lisa DeCrescente about her original screenplay The Next Girl film that I called it a documentary multiple times! It’s not. As Lisa shares, this is a drama about a girl born into a dystopian reality that cleverly prevents a non-vegan audience from ...

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For 4 years, Georgie Purcell worked as Chief of Staff to Victoria’s first Animal Justice Party MP – Andy Meddick, playing a key role in achieving legislative reform to better the lives of animals. However after entering a political role at just 26 years old, Georgie was disappointed to see how young women are not represented in our halls of ...

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Back when I did street activism as a fairly fresh vegan, I would return from events on an absolute high. Not purely because of the conversations I would have with non-vegan strangers… even more so because of the young people that would give up their Saturdays and Sundays to talk about animal rights. The young people I was spending time ...

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This conversation with Biomedical Scientist Dr Faraz Harsini covers A LOT. I am in awe at the multitude of ways in which Faraz advocates from both an evidence based and ethical framework for a vegan world where human and non-human animals alike, live free from oppression. Faraz, is the Founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), a ...

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Vegan Actress and Athlete Alicia Ziegler is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Trainer who has devoted her life to fitness. As a former Bikini Competitor, Cross-fitter, and Sponsored Athlete, Alicia refused prescription medication when doctors diagnosed her with Chronic Fatigue and IBS around 20 years ago. She intuitively sought out a different modality. Alicia went on to obtain a Master ...

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I’m republishing this show with the amazing Chef Babette Davis because I can not imagine a more inspiring, warm and passionate guest to start 2024 with! If you want to get Stronger, Fitter and Healthier as You Age then Babette is your lady. This is a conversation that left me emotional in the best possible way. You will feel the ...

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I wish you a warm, joyful, Happy New Year! As I write part two of this solo podcast on, Start Of Year Reflections on Health, Happiness and Creating a Life You Love, I am sitting on a plane embarking on a chapter I’ve been working towards for over a decade. I thought I’d get here sooner. And yet, if I’d know in advance the ...

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As this 2-part solo podcast goes Live I’ll have started my new life! That sounds dramatic and it feels dramatic in the best possible way. At this time of year you are likely reflecting on the year that was and the year to come that you would like to see. You might be lucky enough to celebrate with people you love while also missing people you have ...

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I was introduced to my guest today, Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard by Richard H Schwartz who I had the pleasure of speaking with in E842. Both men are dedicated to sharing with love and compassion the alignment between Jewish values and a vegan lifestyle. After 25 years at a wonderful congregation, Jonathan decided it was time for a change and a different way of serving ...

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Today I welcome the amazing Dr Michael Greger back to the podcast. Back in E664 of the Healthification podcast when it was my pleasure to interview Dr Greger for his book How Not To Diet, my most valuable take away, was the absolute 100% certainty that a whole food plant-based diet is not only the healthiest approach to eating, it is also the healthiest and most ...

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Of all the animal rights organisations I hold with love and respect in my heart, I have perhaps the softest spot for People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals. They walk an uncompromising line between fearless, unapologetically truthful and incredibly effective. This conversation was an absolute joy. PETA’s Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo and I discuss some of the vital work to end animal ...

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Carolyn Scott, aka The Healthy Voyager, defies the myth that vegan travel is difficult or dull. Carolyn’s flavourful journey around the world and her empowering “Go make it happen” approach to prioritizing travel in your life has certainly left me feeling inspired to make more time for travel. Today we explore Carolyn’s travel escapades documented in her acclaimed vegan travel show since 2005, ...

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The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution with Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero. Founders of The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution, Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero are on a mission to share with the world how to reverse the root cause of type 2 diabetes. If you or someone you love has pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes, Diana ...

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Given I share my home with a little rescue cat, Loki, this conversation is very close to my heart. My guest, is an undercover investigator who goes by “Pete Paxton.” Pete has investigated hundreds of puppy mills as well at numerous facilities that use and abuse animals for food. The common denominator? Whether an animal is being bred to be eaten. Or ...

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If you ever feel burnt out by the relentless extent of animal exploitation, environmental destruction and human suffering then this conversation will, I trust give you a little boost of hope or at least gratitude. My guest, Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. has an extensive bio and body of work as a leader in addressing the most critical issue facing humanity today – the ...

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Vegan author M C Ronen (Maya Cohen-Ronen) is a New Zealand based feminist, and animal rights activist. Maya wrote The Liberation Trilogy, “out of disappointment at being unable to find mainstream books that avoid banal mentions of animal cruelty acts and/or everyday speciesism. Her deliberate intention was to create an exciting, fast-paced, page-turning fiction series that has a clear ethical undertone and ...

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Award-winning chef, educator and authority on plant-based cuisine, Chef Mark Reinfeld has over 25 years experience preparing innovative vegan and raw food cuisine. Mark has written eight acclaimed books and conducts virtual and in-person culinary trainings around the world. As you will hear in this conversation, Mark has an abundance of super actionable, step by step advice to unlocking our plant-based ...

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I’m republishing this show on How Not To Diet in excited anticipation of my upcoming podcast with Dr Michael Greger! Let’s keep this intro short. For now please enjoy my first conversation with Dr Greger and of course stay tuned to the chat to come. It’s recorded and will be released aligned with his new How Not To Age book ...

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This is an insightful conversation about a topic that feels close to mind for me and so many of my clients right now. Whether you call it hustle culture or always being ON or the hamster wheel – however you describe it, from personal experience it does not feel joyful, sustainable or even especially effective! Me&my is a Sydney nutritionist practice that ...

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Nancy Leeds Gribble was a successful real estate agent, happily married with a young son when her life was devastated by the death of her husband. We all know life isn’t fair and this was the beginning of a series of unwanted and unexpected life turns. Driven by the need to live a long, fit and healthy life for her son ...

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This is such a high energy and hopeful conversation on a shift to sustainable plant-based agriculture. For a few years I’ve been aware of the huge benefits, to animals, to human health and of course to the environment of veganic farming and yet, I was not sure of how it might actually work. How realistic is it to remove both all chemical inputs AND all animal inputs and exploitation? How productive? How scalable? How ...

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Where to start with today’s guest?! Chris MacAskill of Plant Chompers is a master at making the science-based benefits of a plant dominant diet both informative and entertaining. There is so much more to this humble Geophysicist though. Chris is co-founder of the premium photo sharing site, SmugMug. Previously, he also co-founded Fatbrain, an online bookseller which sold to Barnes & Noble. As we will discuss ...

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Today it is my huge pleasure to welcome Captain Paul Watson back to the podcast. A lot has happened since I first got to chat with Captain Watson back in E739. Paul was ousted from the organization he founded, Sea Shepherd, and we discuss this “sordid mutinous affair” while also focusing on the Freedom the newly formed Captain Paul Watson Foundation now has to remain focused ...

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Desiree Nielsen is a registered dietitian with a focus on plant-based nutrition and gut health. Desiree runs a nutrition consulting practice with a focus on complex, chronic digestive and inflammatory disease and plant-based approaches to optimal health. She is the author of multiple books, the latest being her new cookbook on gut health, Good For Your Gut: A Plant-based Digestive Health Guide ...

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I am so excited to share this conversation with you. Darcy Gaechter is the first and only woman to kayak the Amazon River from source to sea. She is considered one of the world’s best female kayakers and one of the most accomplished expedition kayakers. Darcy’s brilliant book Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and My Quest to Kayak the Largest River from ...

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Todays conversation with Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge Co-Founder and Executive Director, Wendy Smith was such a joy. Wendy is both wise and compassionate. I could have spoken to her for hours. I’m blown away by her ability to excel in both the nurturing, care-giving component of running a sanctuary for a couple of hundred large animals and also her skill at the more strategic side ...

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When my little rescue cat Loki came into my life I made a commitment to do what was right by him, despite my vegan lifestyle. I would feed him high quality, vegan cat food if he ate it and if not, well that was a compromise I would make. I’m happy to say Loki boy demolishes his vegan biscuits. I’m ...

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I asked animal rights activist Jessica Nieves to come on the podcast after hearing from previous guest and founding director of The Barnyard Sanctuary, Tamala Lester what an absolute powerhouse, force for good she is! I was intrigued. Jessica has a background in Early Childhood Education, is mother to 3 little miracles and has been a grassroots animal rights activist for ...

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Today I’m chatting with the powerhouse vegan couple behind That Good Good Market. Intent on making a more sustainable, compassionate lifestyle accessible and not scary, Paula Vallero and Malachi Esdale started The Good Good Market in San Diego. It’s the most popular vegan market in the city. An inclusive and fun lifestyle destination for vegans and non-vegans alike. The fabulous news ...

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Laura Theodore is an award-winning celebrity PBS vegan chef, recognised television personality, podcast host, and award-winning cookbook author and recording artist. She is the co-creator of the Jazzy Vegetarian brand and author of seven vegan cookbooks. Laura is host of the three-time, TASTE award-winning television series, Jazzy Vegetarian, now in Season Ten. Laura’s mission is: Making the world a better place, one ...

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Today I’m chatting to Maxime Sigouin, The Fit Vegan Coach. As founder of Fit Vegan Coaching, Maxime has helped over 650 vegans successfully transition to a healthier way of living. With a huge mission to help 1 million people by 2050, Maxime is dedicated to spreading the message of plant-based nutrition and exercise as the key to leading a healthy and fulfilling ...

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Todays conversation is a beautiful full circle moment for me. 20+ years ago when I had freshly arrived in Sydney, long before I became a personal trainer, I worked on behalf some amazing not for profit organisations. During those years in fund-raising, the charity I was most drawn to, was WSPA. The World Society for the Protection of Animals. WSPA has since ...

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Do you ever find yourself dumbstruck at the disconnect most of us humans have for the plight of farm animals? We will gladly share our homes and shower our love and money on a select few finicky felines and precious pups… and yet the vast majority of animals on this planet are bred into existence purely for profit. To be imprisoned in ...

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Stevan Mirkovich is co-owner of Planted Expo a trade show, platform, and network designed to support you, no matter where you are on your plant-based journey. As Canada’s largest plant-based event, Planted Expo operates over 2 days in both Vancouver and Toronto. It is an immersive event featuring over 200 innovative local vegan and plant-based businesses and inspiring international speakers. Stevan’s personal love of and ...

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In March 2023 Animal Rights Activists Alexandra Paul and Alicia Santurio were acquitted by a California jury of the alleged crime of taking two sick, slaughter-bound chickens from a Foster Farms truck in Livingston, California. Today it is my huge pleasure to share with you my conversation with actress, certified health coach and activist: Alexandra Paul. I have long been a fan of Alexandra’s ...

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Todays conversation is a change of pace that I trust will be both valuable and actionable. In a time that feels uncertain and fearful. When so much feels beyond our control, Gratitude is something you can control and, gratitude is the antidote to fear. You genuinely cannot experience both fear and gratitude at the same time. Try it. I’d like you to think of something ...

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Imagine a world where all your favourite foods are available with animal-free agriculture. Real, milk – cheese – ice cream and pizza… Although I personally don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything I’m super excited by the deliciousness the team at Tomorrow Farms are creating because, whatever it takes to enable a complete shift to animal-free agriculture. Today I’m speaking ...

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Today I am chatting with Chef Babette about Ageing Strong and Why Love Is Easier Than Hate. This a powerful, passionate conversation that made me emotional. I had several moments where I thought “Yes, that is something to LIVE by.” I discovered the amazing Chef Babette via the documentary The Invisible Vegan and my interview with Jasmine C. Leyva. Filmmaker and actress Jasmine, was blown away ...

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This conversation was absolutely a pinch myself moment. Speaking to an activist who has had, and continues to have, such an enormously positive impact on ending animal abuse globally. While patiently, persistently and relentlessly educating humans on how and why we should expand our circle of compassion to include ALL species. Front and centre on peta.org is the quote: Bigotry begins when categories such as race, age, ...

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Kristel de Groot is Co-Founder of Your Super, a plant-based superfoods company, started to help people reduce their risk of chronic illness and live a healthier life. Kristel started Your Super with her husband Michael Kuech after Michael’s personal battle with cancer. The couple saw first hand how being “cancer free” did not mean feeling well inside. They now sell their plant-based superfood mixes ...

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Todays encore episode about Following Your Gut, and Saying Yes is a surprise ALL TIME FAV of mine. I am keeping this intro brief however you will hear Tanya and I discuss the plant based, rock n roll TV series Highway to Health and EXCITINGLY it is being released on YouTube as I speak. If you LOVE the sound of the show ...

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Emma Hakansson is the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a total ethics fashion system which prioritises the wellbeing of human and non-human animals, as well as the planet, before profit. Total ethics fashion is a term coined by Emma and it recognises that (to quote https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/) Conversations around improving fashion have been tunnel-visioned by looking at only one ...

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When I first discovered Plant Coach, and plantrepreneur Nick Cutsumpas I immediately needed to know more. I loved the sound of his mission to help people excel in plant parenthood. Do we need such a coach you might ask? And then perhaps you sift through your past experiences in excitedly filling your home with plants only to have them day by day wilt or turn yellow ...

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Plant friends if you have been listening to this podcast for a while you likely know I am a huge red wine lover! Shiraz especially. I was delighted to recently discover Goodwill Wine, Australia’s only certified social enterprise wine company. Goodwill was founded by David Laity in 2009 and has donated over half a million dollars to Australian charities by empowering its customers to choose which charity they ...

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John Lewis AKA The Badass Vegan is not your stereotypical vegan. Side-note: I will be ecstatic when there is no longer such a thing as a stereotypical vegan! Back to John, he’s six-foot-six, African American, has the build of a guy who played Division 1 college basketball… and he hasn’t had any animal protein in fifteen years. Importantly John’s approach to spreading the ...

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My guest in this encore episode, acclaimed Financial Times journalist Henry Mance certainly did his research before deciding as an animal lover, he really needed to be vegan. This included a job at a slaughter house and at a pig farm. Henry learnt: “Everything I love about animals – their adaptations to the natural environment, their otherness to the human world, their speed and elegance ...

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Have you heard the glorious quote, by previous president of the American College of Cardiology Kim Williams, (“I like to joke…) There are two kinds of cardiologist: vegans and those who haven’t read the data.” I like to joke is often left off the quote however either way, my guest today vegan Cardiologist Dr Heather Shenkman has certainly read the data! Dr Shenkman first became vegetarian for ...

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Why I Stopped Being An Angry Vegan. In short: I became painfully aware of how ineffective and exhausting always being angry, frustrated and disappointed is. How it drives a wedge in your relationships. 2021 was a tough year for me. My heart broke in 2021. I will share why at some point. There was so much grief and all-consuming sadness I felt all my ...

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This conversation with ReFarm Fund’s, Omaid Hiwaizi left me on such a high. Filled with the possibilities and the potential to utterly transform our broken food system when we work with farmers to help them transition away from animal farming. Vegan friends, Omaid and I know this is a nuanced issue. So far as Omaid’s, vegan credentials (!) it’s been almost 30 ...

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My guest today, actress and filmmaker Jasmine C. Leyva does not want to be an Invisible Vegan. Jasmine is committed to being the example that was not there for her, when she used to believe veganism was, “a white person thing.” Today, Jasmine and I discuss the feature length documentary, The Invisible Vegan, a film that chronicles Jasmine’s personal experience with plant-based eating. The film explores the historical background of dietary inequality, ...

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This conversation with Cale Drouin of Cale & Daughters is all about the obstacles, opportunities and learnings in mainstreaming delicious plant-based food in Australia. Of course there is huge value in what Cale shares for my international listeners too. I found it fascinating to learn just what is involved in getting product on the shelves of our two major players in the supermarket space, Woolworths and Coles. ...

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Huge Happy New Year plant friends! I am so excited to share this conversation wth you. My guest today is successful businesswoman, strategic consultant in the plant-based business arena and keen investor, Elysabeth Alfano. As you will soon see Elysabeth is a passionate wealth of expertise and an incredibly effective communicator so far as everything we need to know about investing in a plant-based future. ...

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After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two filmmakers spring into action, joining Indigenous leaders and scientists making a final attempt to protect the last 73 Southern Resident orcas from extinction. Today it’s my huge pleasure to chat with one of those filmmakers, Gloria Pancrazi. Gloria is Director and Producer of Coextinction and with fellow director Elena Jean ...

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Todays conversation is all about making adopting a vegan lifestyle easier. My guest, Erik Marcus publishes vegan.com, maintains its Twitter feed, and has written extensively on vegan and animal rights topics. A couple of his most important pieces are an essay titled Why Go Vegan? Also his vegan activism piece. That said, the vegan.com site is an absolute wealth of information. Today we cover some new subjects – ...

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5 MYTHS about animal skins perpetuated by the fashion industry… Leather is a BY-PRODUCT of the meat industry. Fur is NATURAL, totally biodegradable and therefore better. Leather is a NATURAL product. Wool is a SUSTAINABLE material. Animal free alternatives to fur, leather and wool are more damaging to the planet. Perhaps the biggest myth is that anything about the process of killing someone ...

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Plant friends, today it is my pleasure to share with you a high energy conversation with a gent who is excelling at busting the MYTH that traveling as a vegan might be hard, boring, isolating or restrictive! Vegan author and activist, Todd Sinclair is all about more ethical, sustainable and FUN travel As A Vegan. Prior to Covid-19 Todd spent years leading ...

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Plant friends this conversation with Vegan CrossFit Athlete, Emily Louise Wilson is third in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes who recently excelled at the Mr. America Competition. Emily is very strong. And fit. Especially for her size. Though she can Deadlift⁠: 225lb and Back Squat: 185lb what I find even more impressive is that she is vegan for the animals. Emily shares: I refuse to participate in a ...

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For better or worse, so far as Going Vegan, and the Best Advice To Adopt A Healthy Plant-Based Lifestyle I Wish I Always Knew… First and foremost: The food is the easiest part! It’s getting easier, more diverse and delicious every single day. In fact, to access a vast abundance of plant-based recipes from some of the vegan chefs and creators I most ...

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Bailey Ruskus, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, who now uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavours with clean, nourishing 100% plant-based ingredients. Bailey’s own plant-based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from an 18 year battle with endometriosis. In this conversation Bailey shares ...

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Sun Sachs is the CEO and Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. Sun is also a vegan athlete who has successfully turned his traumatic childhood into a strength. This conversation is all about optimizing health for longevity and performance… in sport and ...

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It is a true pleasure and privilege to share this conversation with the warm, generous and relentlessly purpose over profits focused, Seth Tibbott, founder and chairman of The Tofurky Company. We discuss how Seth pivoted from his passion for “mouldy soy beans” and succeeded – eventually – against all the odds, in creating the wildly successful and impactful Tofurky Company. Despite the doubters, and set-backs Seth ...

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Aubry and Kale Walch are the sibling owners of The Herbivorous Butcher, the world’s first vegan butcher shop in Minneapolis. To quote the brother and sister team: We started The Herbivorous Butcher to bring you small-batch plant based meats that are always fresh, flavourful, and protein-rich so you never feel like you’re sacrificing anything for healthy and ethical eating. The Herbivorous Butcher story ...

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Plant friends this is second in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes with the goal to “demonstrate that athletes can be competitive and compassionate at the highest level of sports fuelled solely by plants.” The Vegan PlantBuilt Team recently excelled at the Mr. America Competition. Today I’m chatting with George Matthews, PlantBuilt’s CrossFit team captain. George ranked in the 94th ...

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Award Winning, best selling vegan author Ray Star, is on the show today to discuss her fabulous debut novel, Earthlings. Earthlings is book one of a young adult fantasy trilogy. It was published in 2021 and has gone on to win the Environmental Excellence Award with Essex Business Awards, Book of the Year with Betty’s Bookshop and a Vegan’s Choice Award. The sequel, ...

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Plant friends this is first in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes with the goal to “demonstrate that athletes can be competitive and compassionate at the highest level of sports fuelled solely by plants.” That’s a quote from Giacomo Marchese, PlantBuilt co-founder who I chatted with back in E758. Working in conjunction with team Plantbuilt is Vegan ...

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My guest today is a PR disaster for the pig farming industry. Dr Alice Brough is also a powerful, wise and compelling force for good. After four years working as a commercial pig vet, Alice realised she would not be effective changing the world for pigs from within. She turned her back on all her training and industry specific education to become a ...

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I was immediately drawn to vegan neuropsychologist, Dr Ash Nayate’s work on discovering she can help us “develop skills to transform anger, guilt, and sadness into becoming a more resilient change agent.” Wow, the thought of effectively transforming the anger and sadness I feel living in a non vegan world? Count me in! In her Melbourne based private practice and through ...

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From time to time I ask myself: Who do I most want to spend time with right now? Who, embodies the calm and compassion yet also fierce focus and relentless drive? Dr. Sailesh Rao, the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate flew straight to the top of mind. This chat I had with Dr Rao ...

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This show was a true joy to prep for. I find comedians fascinating. Their aptitude for approaching challenging topics. In Myq’s case, planting vegan seeds in a fun, disarming and effective manner. For a little official bio: American stand-up comedian Myq Kaplan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and America’s Got Talent. He has a ...

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Vancouver based Naturopathic Doctor Matthew Nagra is on the show today to help bust some of the more prevalent and persistent myths and misinformation about a vegan or plant based diet. Dr Nagra’s approach is evidence based – he’s led by the science and yet also importantly he’s an ethical vegan. Beyond digging in with micronutrients of concern with a vegan diet, to soy ...

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Todays conversation is full of insights, life-altering lessons and heart melting stories about the individual farm animals that have called Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York state home over the years. Our guide is Kathy Stevens. Impassioned story teller and founder + director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of America’s leading farmed animal sanctuaries. Over the last 21 years, CAS has saved more ...

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As vegans we tend to lead with our hearts. That’s often a good thing. And yet, when it comes to the most ethical way to raise and feed our companion animals it can get divisive and confusing. Today I’m excited to welcome Vegan Vet Armaiti May DVM, to the podcast. Armaiti is a practicing small animal veterinarian and vegan advocate. She operates a house call veterinarian ...

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Do you have someone you’d like to be when you grow up? It’s a funny thing to say I guess. For several years my guest today has been that lady for me!!! I’ve looked to Jan Saunders of The Beet Retreat Vegan Bed & Breakfast in stunning Noosa as someone whose energy and lifestyle and attitude are just so very aligned with everything I respect and everything I aspire to! ...

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I first came across the work of Patrick McKeown at the insistent prompting of my dear podcast editor Sten, who elucidated numerous deleterious impacts of my mouth breathing and in turn the life changing benefits of nasal breathing. On a long train ride I demolished a couple of Patrick’s podcasts. Then a couple of his audio books. Better sleep. Laser focus. Mental acuity. Athletic performance. Calm. ...

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Today’s conversation is all about easy, budget friendly deliciousness! Specifically, simple plant based meal planning that maximises free time and minimises unhealthy choices. VegInspired CEO, Cookbook author and Food-as-Fuel advocate Kathy Davis is joining me to share her healthy daily habits and how she makes plant based on-the-go work while traveling the United States in an RV with her husband, and cats. They’ve been ...

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In this genuine and natural conversation author and entrepreneur Bobbi Giudicelli and I discuss one of the misconceptions about a plant based or vegan lifestyle that I’m passionately committed to exploding. Specifically, that eating plant based or living vegan is restrictive or dangerous for someone who has a history of disordered eating. At this point I feel I should do all the disclaimers, seek medical advice ...

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In this conversation with Australia’s leading Sleep Expert, Olivia Arezzolo we cover the Chronotype’s that regulate your sleep and wake times and dig in to the sequence of sleep strategies that you can deploy to sleep better tonight. Olivia is all about the science however her approach is fun. Who doesn’t want to know if they’re a Bear, Lion or Wolf? They are the chronotype’s and ...

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Visionary author, educator, speaker and 40+ year vegan, Dr. Will Tuttle Ph.D. is joining me today to explore the wide reaching horror and catastrophic consequences of animal agriculture. Friends, my first conversation in E721: Dr Will Tuttle and The World Peace Diet blew my mind. We covered some of the main ideas in his best-selling book, The World Peace Diet, which has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century, ...

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Mitali Deypurkaystha is on a mission to create an army of conscious, ethical thought leaders through publishing, “so our screams to end the exploitation of animals, humans, and the environment will become too loud to be ignored.” I LOVE the sound of that! Mitali, is ‘The Authority Creator’ for vegan/plant-based, ethical, sustainable, B Corp, cruelty-free, green, eco-conscious and social experts, influencers ...

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In todays conversation with Faunalytics’ Research Scientist Andrea Polanco we discuss the findings of a new study showing how successful various animal advocacy types are across both the short and long term. Plant friends, if you’re yet to hear of Faunalytics it is an amazing online resource and not for profit with the mission to empower animal advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies and messages that maximise ...

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Aotearoa, New Zealand maintains a clean, green image on global scale. Perhaps you’re picturing breath-taking mountain vistas, ancient forests, volcanic landscapes, stunning coastline and lush rolling green hills. The sad reality, NZ has cashed in its fresh water. NZ is home to 6 million dairy cows and 5 million people and yet those dairy cows create the same amount of waste as 90 million people. The dairy industry uses 11 ...

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It’s such a huge joy to share with you this conversation with the amazing founder and CEO of Animals Asia, Jill Robinson. Animals Asia is devoted to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. As you will soon hear, team Animals Asia have been incredibly successful in their work to bring about long-term change and promote compassion and respect for all animals. In ...

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In this conversation TheGutHealthMD Dr Will Bulsiewicz and I discuss some of the “unfinished business” from his first best-selling book Fiber Fueled. Incidentally my first chat in E686 with Dr B for Fiber Fueled is the most downloaded episode of Healthifcation and I understand why. Gut health is both fascinating and complicated. It could feel overwhelming. And yet Will has a unique talent in speaking to you via his books and ...

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Erin Wing spent 2 years as undercover investigator for Animal Outlook shining a light on the horrors in facilities that breed and raise animals for food. Erin has certainly seen the worse of what humans do to non-human animals. She has witnessed first hand what most of us would struggle to glance at via video. And yet the truth that Erin has witnessed and documented needs to be shared. If ...

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Vikas Garg is founder and CEO of the user-generated, plant-based app abillion and he is on a mission to change the world by inspiring a billion people to go vegan in the next decade. Abillion is vegan made easy. On downloading, the app tells you: this app will change your life and life on our planet. And I’m inclined to agree. Since ...

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My guest today Vegucator Dawn Hilton-Williams has a passion for the everyday work of radicalising wellness – especially within disproportionately impacted communities. By that I mean communities such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) who suffer the negative health consequences often in the form of deadly yet avoidable chronic disease of a SAD diet at an even higher rate than other communities of people. Dawn is all ...

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Friends this conversation tackles some of the objections to veganism that previously I might have steered clear of tackling! Some words can be used effectively to nudge a well intentioned white skinned animal rights activist off track. Or at least cause us to feel a little less certain in passionately, uncompromisingly advocating for the animals. Words like, Privilege. Colonialism. This should not be the ...

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Friends, todays conversation is a passionate and fascinating follow up to last weeks podcast with one of Eating Our Way To Extinction’s producer’s Mark Galvin. I’m chatting with the lead scientist for the powerful, shocking and hopeful documentary, Gerry Bisshop. For a little official bio: Following 37 years with federal and state government here in Australia, Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop retired as a Principal Scientist with Queensland Government Natural Resources, ...

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Are you Eating To Extinction or Eating For Tomorrow with Mark Galvin. Eating Our Way to Extinction takes audiences on a cinematic journey around the world, telling the shocking but empowering story of why what we eat is the single most important tool we have for reversing the global environmental crisis. Featuring shocking undercover footage, cutting edge science from leading experts, and ...

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Animal Activist Kai McBeth is Senior Advisor at Animal Rights Activism Sydney (ARAS). I know Kai, from the past few years of street activism and I have a lot of respect for his focus, consistency and his strategic and importantly effective activism. This conversation is going to be very actionable if you’re looking to up your activism game or simply just feel ...

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Before prepping for todays interview I saw the Animal Save Movement as a global network of passionate animal rights activists committed to baring witness outside slaughterhouses with both the knowledge that transparency and truth is the biggest threat to animal agriculture. And also the hope that if slaughterhouse houses had glass walls (or at least an animal vigil at every slaughterhouse) then the world would be vegan. These statements are of course true, ...

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When I heard first heard Dr. Brooke Goldner’s personal story of reversing the autoimmune disease Lupus which put her into stage 4 kidney failure as a 16 year I knew I had to invite her on the podcast. It’s not just the amazing health and life transformation that Brooke shares. It’s the attitude, the energy and the passion that emanates from her as she ...

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Plant friends, the science internationally recognised nutrition and fitness coach Cyrus Khambatta shares in todays conversation could seem a little confusing. And yet, well you know I’m not the science’y girl right? And also, Cyrus makes it straight forward and inclusive. Cyrus Khambatta, PhD earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then prompted by his own type 1 Diabetes ...

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I’m republishing todays show because it’s legit one of my all time favs though sadly it’s flown a little under the radar with downloads… so far! As you’ll already know if you’re a fan of Dr Tuttle, he is incredibly calm and wise. The type of person it’s an absolute joy to spend time with even if that’s only across ...

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I’m republishing todays show even though it’s the ALL TIME MOST DOWNLOADED of all Healthification episodes because I believe Dr. Will Bulsiewicz aka The Gut Health MD, is the perfect man to help launch you into a happy, gut healthy new year! Also, gut health is surprisingly fascinating and potentially complicated. When I first devoured Dr B’s book Fiber Fueled, there was a lot I implemented and ...

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Vegan friends have you ever wondered why non vegans can be so forcefully and vocally opposed to the vegan parent’s decision to raise their children vegan? A misinformed fear and judgment that is not dished up to the omnivores serving processed flesh based crap-o-la to their little ones! My guest today scientist, educator, speaker and activist Sarina Farb was born and raised vegan in ...

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Prior marine, 3 times natural body building champion and master fitness trainer Korin Sutton knows true strength means standing up standing up for those more vulnerable than you. Korin has been vegan for around 9 years and excels at helping people get shredded and fit as a vegan. In this conversation Korin shares how his experience in the military prepared him to understand why what we ...

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Todays conversation with vegan figure competitor and coach Dani Taylor is about taking control of your health and creating a fit, strong and sustainable body following a vegan lifestyle. For most of us that won’t involve competing! Even for those disciplined (and thick skinned) athletes who do step on stage as Dani reveals the impressive physique they achieve is not healthy ...

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For the past few years award winning journalist Henry Mance has been on a journey to question: What might it mean to live in a society that took animals seriously and that looked at our actions through their eyes. The result, his debut book: How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World. Henry Mance is Chief Features Writer at the Financial Times. He was named ...

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Giacomo Marchese is the co-founder of VeganProteins.com and also co-founded PlantBuilt.com, a non profit organizstion of strength based vegan athletes who compete together to raise awareness for veganism and money for rescued animals at farm sanctuaries. Giacomo has been vegan for over 10 years and involved with fitness for over 20 years in many different arenas. He coaches others and actively competes in bodybuilding ...

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Sexy Fit Vegan® founder Ella Magers has been an ethical vegan for 25 years. Her passion for veganism and fitness led the way for her to win first place in the bikini division at the FAME Fitness World Championships. A published author and speaker rockin’ an impressively fit, plant-strong body – you might think the road has been smooth sailing and that perhaps ...

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I’ve been delighted to follow the extreme vegan deliciousness Candice Hutchings the Edgy Veg shares online for a while now. Candice is on, “a journey to revolutionise how we think about food, eco-conscious living, and feminism.” Todays conversation certainly covers delicious vegan recipes with attitude. Candice built her huge Edgy Veg platform by creating Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes, in fact her book The Edgy Veg: 138 ...

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Today I’m delighted to share with you an incredibly inspiring transformation story. Shamiz Kachwalla’s health journey began when he was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease at the age of 23. To add a level of despair Shamiz was living in Japan at the time away from his family and friends in NZ and under the treatment of non English speaking health professionals. In this ...

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Todays conversation is all about creating incredible plant based proteins. I’m chatting with founder of Before the Butcher, Danny O’Malley about his huge goal to make plant based proteins the norm. Danny and team Before the Butcher would like you to think of them before you go to the butcher for ”CUT” animal meats. In fact, UNCUT™ is the brand name of their products and a natural ...

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The killing of kangaroos in Australia is the largest wildlife slaughter anywhere in the world. Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world. 1 out of 3 mammal extinctions in the last 400 years occurred in Australia. As shockingly horrific as these stats are, we still can make a difference for the remaining individuals we share this beautiful ...

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My guest today has a crazy idea I LOVE, to turn all dairy farms into animal sanctuaries! Geraldine Starke and Refarm’d are committed to helping dairy farmers transition from animal milk to plant milk production. Despite ALL the benefits to embracing plant foods and avoiding animal foods, a barrier in transitioning our broken food system is the perceived threat to the livelihoods of ...

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My guest today, Josh Howell is passionate about using his athletic achievements to draw attention to the completely unnecessary horrors humans inflict on animals. In fact Josh built the fitness that allowed him to run a 100 mile ultra marathon – fuelled purely by whole plant foods – once he became vegan. So this conversation is yet another chance to bust any remaining stereotypes of vegans excelling because of the ...

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Friend we’re in for a treat today. I’ll be honest, I thought this conversation might be overwhelmingly raw food focused and a little too science’y and yet quite the opposite. It was inspiring, hopeful, warm and I found myself both hanging off Dr Brian Clements every word and also planning changes to the way I eat! Dr Brian Clement is director ...

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Today I’m chatting with award winning author, internationally acclaimed speaker and Vegan and Raw Food Coach, Karen Ranzi. Karen is mum to two children raised raw vegan. She has a fascinating family history of using primarily raw vegan food to heal from severe illness starting in 1918 with her grandmother. Like so many of us, Karen didn’t initially embrace the vegan, let alone ...

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My guest today absolutely walks the talk so far as eating Plant-Based on a Budget. Toni Okamoto is a master at creating Delicious Vegan Recipes for Under $30 a Week, in Less Than 30 Minutes a Meal and it’s a passion fuelled by her personal health journey and also the health struggles of those closest to her. In fact via plantbasedonabudget.com Toni shares: “To me, my family is priceless. But ...

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Justin Barker is an animal activist, producer and author of Bear Boy: The True Story of a Boy, Two Bears, and the Fight to Be Free. At just 13-years-old he launched Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos after being appalled at the conditions he witnessed at the Sacramento Zoo in his home town. Justin then received a letter. I’m sure the lady writing to ask for ...

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Friends I was so excited to recently discover the work of fabulous touring bassist Tanya O’Callaghan – which funny story, happened when I saw Damien Mander (founder of International Anti Poaching Foundation) post a picture on Instagram and share how at that meal a car pulls up and a guy says: “you guys look like a team of superheroes or something.” Great call from the random stranger. Aussie ...

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David Ramsden aka David Ramms across the socials is an animal rights videographer, photographer, content creator and public speaker. He has investigated factory farms, small-scale farms and slaughterhouses all over the world and has a deep first hand insight into the horrors we humans inflict on animals. Perhaps not surprisingly, David has a no nonsense approach to animal rights advocacy. ...

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Friends this is a high energy ride with a gent who’s turning 48 and feels like he’s 18! Tim James aka The Health Hero is founder of chemicalfreebody.com and host of The Health Hero Show. Tim is all about helping people put themselves and their health first. The chemical free body.com goal is to rescue one gut at a time with honest, pure ...

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Jordi Casamitjana is an author, zoologist (specialising in animal behaviour) and animal rights activist. He was at the centre of a landmark trial that helped make ethical veganism a protected class in the U.K. In January (2020) the Norwich Tribunal Centre judge made a groundbreaking ruling which said ethical veganism was a philosophical belief, and therefore a protected characteristic under the ...

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This conversation is about playing a bigger game. Living an un-compromised life. My guest today is 3x world record cyclist, entrepreneur, business strategist, tedx speaker, world champion triathlete, philanthropist and plant powered adventurer, Kate Strong. That’s a lot right? Kate has a fascinating and truely inspiring story and yet she wasn’t always so adept at living outside of society’s comfort zone and enjoying the extraordinary results that ...

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From the abundance of vital and urgent campaigns team Animals Australia work on, today I’m choosing to focus on Australia’s Live Export trade and the investigations into this abhorrent practice. Our guide is Animals Australia’s Legal Counsel Shatha Hamade who has on the ground experience as an undercover investigator following Australian animals to places they should not be and witnessing cruelty no animal in any country should ever experience. Plant friends ...

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Fall asleep, stay asleep, wake up rested, sounds great right? Today I’m chatting with Dr. Nicole Moshfegh, a clinical psychologist who specialises in insomnia treatment, about the proven strategies for beating insomnia as covered in The Book of Sleep. The thing that is unique about this book and indeed this conversation is how incredibly kind Nicole’s approach is – none of ...

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Friends, you’re likely familiar with Captain Paul Watson founder and director of the Sea Shepherd movement and the vital, urgent work they do to protect marine wildlife worldwide with aggressive non-violence. If not, well you’re in for a ride! Sea Shepherd Conservation Society doesn’t just sink whaling vessels. Though they do. And they have a zero death or injury unblemished record. They also: partner with governments from around the world, ...

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Today it’s my absolute pleasure to share with you my conversation with a brave, innovative and fearlessly vocal for the animals Aussie activist, Tash Peterson. You might know Tash by V-Gan Booty online. Likely you’ve seen some of her individual actions that have garnered huge media coverage, outrage among vegans and non vegans alike and yet also, undeniably have helped shine a ...

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Friends, we’re in for a mind and heart opening emotional roller coaster ride today. I approached former chicken and cattle farmer Jennifer Barrett of Barrett Family Farm because I want to better understand the pressures and considerations that animal farmers face when they contemplate transitioning away from animal agriculture. I could not have imagined just how genuine and open Jennifer would be. ...

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Australian animal rights activist Joanne Lee started her activism journey in January 2017. In September 2017 she co-founded Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Melbourne and just 3 months later led a team into a daylight slaughterhouse shutdown and rescue, where 7 lives were liberated. She was part of the infamous Melbourne Steakhouse Disruption, which received global media attention, and she appeared on The ...

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Vegan FTA – that’s, For The Animals are a small yet mighty team of vegan activists who are committed to fighting for a vegan world. Today I’m chatting with NZ based ex Dairy Farmer Jackie and ex Hunter Gareth from Vegan FTA. Jackie, Gareth and team Vegan FTA want people to get involved in vegan activism across the board, whether it’s ...

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If there’s one part of medicine and health we’d be super well served to pay huge attention to it’s got to be gut health. It not only impacts your perfect poops (and that’s no laughing matter especially as we get older and things we maybe used to take for granted don’t work quite so effortlessly)… beyond effective digestion, gut health also impacts weight ...

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Friends, we’re in for a fun and high energy roller-coaster ride today with Jane Velez-Mitchell the founder of Jane UnChained, a multi-platform social media news outlet that produces original video content focused on animals rights and the vegan lifestyle including much plant based deliciousness. As you will soon hear, Jane is relentlessly passionate and uncompromising in her commitment to speaking up for the voiceless bringing ...

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There are a handful of individuals within the global vegan community who, when they’re drawing attention to something – something I’d rather ignore – I have to check myself and ask: What else don’t I know? Vegan Psychologist, author and animal rights activist Clare Mann is one such individual. Today I’m excited to share with you my third conversation with Clare in which we’ll explore the ...

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In recent months I’ve been struggling with a growing frustrated at the non vegan who declares “I love animals” and yet still eats animals and supports their exploitation in so many other ways too. That might sound overly obvious – and yet – the dishonesty, the in-congruency, the wilful ignorance and selfish, greedy, laziness of the “animal loving animal eating human” riles me worse than the hunter. The dairy ...

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Listening to Catherine Kelaher tell the stories of some of the individual hens she has met since starting NSW Hen Rescue over 10 years ago simply melts my heart in the best possible way. If someone you know still holds tight to the mistaken belief that hens (pigs – cows – sheep – fish) are personality-void, disposable little parcels of meat put on earth ...

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This is a conversation about longevity, grit and no excuses. It’ll appeal to you if you “love to lift” yet also I’m sure if you can relate to dealing with set backs or injury or the pressure to live up to expectations – especially your own. Long before he became the “go to guy” in vegan bodybuilding Robert Cheeke barely weighed 120 pounds as an athlete. He wanted ...

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Most of my conversations are with the animals in mind and staunchly from the point of view of an animal rights activist. That will always be my priority and yet also I want to better understand how farmers can benefit – greatly – from freeing animals from their business model. If you can continue to live on the land, to maintain the family ...

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Friends, mum and I are super candid in this short chat. That’s what you come here for though right?! We were actually both a little nervous after recording – we thought maybe we said too much – and yet, this conversation is genuine, respectful and so very REAL. If you struggle in your relationships with non-vegan loved ones I hope ...

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British-born author, educator, and consultant Glenn Murphy is the Director and Chief Instructor of STRESSPROOF where they teach a holistic, scientific approach to self-mastery that builds awareness, control, and agency over your physical and behavioural stress responses. To quote from stressproof.net: “Our stress responses – designed for short-term, emergency action – are now being triggered far too easily, and staying active far too long.” ...

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Health activist, best selling author and proud vegan Kathy Freston is a master at modelling just how welcoming, warm, vibrant and fun an animal free diet can be. However like most of us Kathy grew up loving meat. Joyfully devouring all the animal products and even going hunting with her then boyfriend. 16 years ago while playing with her little dog a lightbulb went off…. In Kathy’s latest book co-authored with ...

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My guest today self taught chef, social justice activist, extreme action taker and truth teller Kimberly Renee believes everyone deserves access to nourishing, healthy food. Kimberly grew up watching cooking shows with her grandmother and from a young age food was her passion. However instead of attending culinary school she graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a degree in marketing. After several years working ...

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Scientist, Author and Speaker Jonathan Balcombe joins me today to discuss the genuinely fascinating yet often forgotten individuals in both animal rights activism and absolutely in human society as a whole. Balcombe reveals: Although there are more than thirty thousand species of fish―more than all mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians combined―we rarely consider how individual fishes think, feel, and behave. That was absolutely my experience ...

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One of the many things most of us who are vegan wish desperately for, is that everyone we know and love – in fact everyone in the world – could see what we see. That is, the horrific cruelty, suffering and abuse inherent in animal agriculture. My guest today Australian animal rights activist Dimitrios Kailaris, is making that more easily possible. Dim’s ...

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Visionary author, educator, speaker and 40+ year vegan, Dr. Will Tuttle is joining me today to discuss some of the main ideas in his best-selling book, The World Peace Diet, which has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century, and has been published in 16 languages. It provides the foundation of a more conscious and peaceful society based on ...

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Todays conversation with Hippocrates Restaurateur Harry Tsoukalas covers a remarkable personal health transformation with a gent passionately committed to sharing delicious vegan food and also both the Ancient Greek philosophies and newfound beliefs that inspire these healthier food alternatives. At Hippocrates Healthy Eatery Harry and chef Derek Yannik bring you food gloriously abundant with taste, health and integrity. The bland or boring misconception in relation to vegan food or even just “healthy food” ...

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Social media activist and professional speaker John Oberg is prolific online and has certainly been hugely effective as an animal rights activist. John and I first spoke a couple of years ago on Healthification E595: John Oberg and Effectively Harnessing The Power Of Social Media To Make The World A Kinder Place For Animals. At that point I’d been vegan a few years, was deep into ...

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My guest today, Howard Jacobson, is host of the Plant Yourself Podcast where he provides plant based inspiration, guidance, and support and interviews fascinating practitioners, researchers, and DO’ers. In his day job, as an educator and coach, Howard helps clients implement lifestyle changes that support vibrant health and fitness and yet, 15 years ago he was overweight, unhealthy and stressed out. His blood pressure was through the roof ...

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Two years on from when my mum first declared: “Katie, I think I’ll give this plant based thing a try for 2 weeks!” I’m republishing our original chat because I know so many people will relate to the experiences mum and I share. It’s certainly a heart felt, open and fiercely honest chat. If you’re an animal rights activist struggling with non-vegan loved ...

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Hey plant friends, Welcome to Plant Positive where my intention is to share with you how simple, sustainable and of course DELICIOUS a #plantstrong lifestyle can be. Todays show is a return to normal formatting where we touch on good news stories plus eating and exercising inspiration / motivation however as a priority right now I want to focus on an aspect of adopting a vegan lifestyle ...

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My guest today believes, if there was ever a time to become a fabulous vegan this is it and I could not agree more! Jasmin Singer is a worldwide leading expert on veganism and a coveted speaker on topics including radical body positivity, personal narrative as a means of social justice, and how to change the world for animals. Jasmin ...

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Annie Galli – MUM – welcome back to the Healthifcation podcast! It’s become a fun little tradition to check in on the podcast as we near the end of my stay here in Noosa with you, dad and now little Pango. I also couldn’t resist the perfect opportunity last year – 2020 – has given us for hindsight. I have a ...

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My guest today, Danny Ishay published a unique and insightful video I needed to see! Danny AKA Lifting Vegan Logic is a vegan activist and personal trainer who uses logic, reason, and sarcasm to combat, and cope with, anti-vegan nonsense. If you find yourself getting increasingly frustrated, disillusioned and disappointed by the attitude of smart, compassionate and generally open minded, even compassionate people that you ...

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In mainstream media, the role of animals in our food system is massively underrepresented, however the team at Sentient Media are changing the narrative. This year, their content has reached over 25 million people. Sentient Media is a non-profit journalism organisation seeking to create transparency around the role of animals in our daily lives. Their work is designed to encourage people to question ...

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My guest today, Dr Yami is a primary care paediatrician and a passionate promoter of healthy lifestyles, especially the power of plant-based diets for the prevention of chronic disease. She’s also mum to two healthy and active boys who have been dairy free their entire lives. Because I know raising vegan kids from pregnancy through teenage years and into adulthood can be a delicate subject lets cover a little of Dr Yami’s ...

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A record 400,000 people worldwide signed up to the Veganuary movement in 2020. That is astounding growth since the UK-based charity first asked people to pledge to eat vegan for the month of January, back in 2014. That first year over 3,000 people participated. Today I’m chatting with Toni Vernelli International Head of Communications and Marketing at Veganuary and we’ll discuss how to make the ...

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Plant friends are you ready for some good news? I’m vegan health coach Kate Galli and this podcast is all about rockin a #plantstrong lifestyle however importantly, we’re going to focus purely on the positives! A reliable weekly fix of YOU time! A chance to connect with the wins, the progress and everything we have to feel grateful for. I know I ...

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In 30 harrowing minutes HOGWOOD: A Modern Horror Story takes you beyond the factory farm walls of one unspeakably cruel yet sadly standard pig farm hidden in the British countryside where profit is prioritised above everything else. It is the culmination of months of investigative work by the Viva! team who worked relentlessly to expose the kind of horrific cruelty to animals many mistakenly ...

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Friends we are in for a high impact ride today with powerhouse truth teller and vegan advocate Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams. After a run in with cops as a teenager, Eric vowed to join the force and change it from within. He worked his way up from a beat cop to a Captain, to the New York Senate and then to Brooklyn Borough Hall. In ...

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Farm Transparency Project, formerly Aussie Farms, seeks to show Australia exactly what happens behind closed doors, advocating for the rights of animals and debunking the myth that there can be such a thing as the “humane” slaughter of sentient animals who do not want to die. A perfect – brutal, heartbreaking example is Dominion. Have you watched Dominion? This feature-length film ...

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My guests today Shoshana and Adam Chaim are a #plantstrong powerhouse couple bringing up 2 plant-based thriving kids! Though years ago they led a fairly typical – if on the gym going “healthier” side of things lifestyle that including all the standard animal products we’re brought up to believe “we need” to be fit, strong and healthy as athletes and indeed in life. ...

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Today I’m chatting with a gentle giant with a fascinating story and somewhat dark past who has become a powerful and passionate voice for the animals. Personal Trainer and Nutritionist Paul Kerton, aka Hench Herbivore brings a unique blend of science backed hard hitting health and nutrition facts, whole food plant based deliciousness especially geared towards those of us who love to lift ...

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For a lot of my life I was debilitatingly, painfully shy. Although I was never hugely over weight I was HUGELY self conscious and not the least bit comfortable with my body. I remember the girls who had hot bodies at school. The chicks I wanted to look like… and the way they looked seemed utterly unattainable to me. I figured I was “just ...

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This is an interview I’ve been wanting to do for years. There’s something so incredibly compelling, genuine and raw about my guest today, Australian animal activist Leah Doellinger. I’ve watched her live videos with tears streaming down my face as one of 10,000’s of people all around the world horrified by the trauma Leah puts herself through in order to ...

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If I had to start again so far as my vegan journey the thing I’d evict first from my eating, my home and my life – is dairy! From an ethics, an environmental and indeed a personal health point of view Dairy is indeed Scary. I’ve covered why and how in previous shows so for today I’ll just link to those in the show ...

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Faunalytics is an amazing online resource and not for profit with the mission to empower animal advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies, and messages that maximise their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. In short: Faunalytics saves animals by helping advocates be as effective as possible. As a non research or data or statistics minded individual I genuinely found the prep for todays conversation with Faunalytics Research Director Jo ...

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Strange times. So weird. Ground-hog day. Scary. Uncertain. Heavy. These are some of the words that are coming up regularly in my conversations with clients and friends right now. Today’s solo podcast: How To Create Your Ideal Day, Every Day is focused on carving a little certainty and comfort out of these strange times we’re living through. On making the most of what you CAN ...

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My guest today, speaks from the heart and from personal experience. Emotional Eating Expert Tricia Nelson lost 50 pounds by identifying and addressing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. For close to 30 years Tricia has been helping people overcome a myriad of addictions, including food addiction and eating disorders. Tricia writes, speaks and offers programs worldwide on the topic of emotional eating ...

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My guest today believes the stories of animals are worth telling and WOW her amazing images are certainly breathtaking and heartbreaking. Award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur has been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for almost two decades and her urgent and powerful work shines a light on the dark horrors we humans needlessly inflict on animals. Jo-Anne is the founder of We Animals Media, author of two ...

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Emma Hurst is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party and was elected in March 2019. However Emma began her animal advocacy career over 15 years ago first as a campaign director at Animal Liberation and later as media officer at PETA. For my non-aussie friends, The Animal Justice Party was established in 2009 in response to growing public concern over ...

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As a vegan and animal rights activist I have zero hesitation in being hugely excited for and supportive of the future of Cultivated Meat. You might know this new food technology as: Clean meat. Cultured meat. Cell meat. Possibly even “fake meat” or “lab grown meat.” We’ll get into terminology and the actual process involved in growing real meat from animal cells in a controlled ...

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As an emotional eater who gets HUGE joy from food, one of the excuses I’m a little (lot!) tired of hearing is: “Yeah, but I love food too much!” This statement is often delivered with a side of: “Unlike you trainers” which implies I’m some robot like creature focused purely on shovelling in the best quality fuel for the out-put I desire. WOW, this ...

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Todays conversation with Pam Ahern from Edgars Mission Farm Sanctuary is a chat I sought out as a beacon of hope and positivity in a time when life can seem a little overwhelming and a lot uncertain. I feel like the world seems small right now. We’re doing less, planning less, excited by less and yet there’s still such a positive impact you can have in one ...

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There’s something the vast majority of us humans are proving to not be especially awesome at right now… Dealing with uncertainty. I’ll certainly put my hand up as an individual who wants to be in control. A dear friend even calls me “The Planner!” We want to know what’s coming and find it really unsettling when we don’t. And yet, actually we don’t ever really ...

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In todays conversation we are delving deeper into how to combat chronic disease using a plant based diet. However, actually the delving does not have to be too deep. The evidence is mind blowing-y easy to find and yet as you’ll hear today dieticians like doctors are not yet being taught the power of plants to prevent, manage and even reverse ...

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Wade Lightheart is Co-Founder and President at BiOptimizers, a nutritional supplement company with one mission, to: help humans shift from a sick unhealthy condition into a peak biologically optimized state. Now incase you think a conversation about supplements might not be for you, please bare with me! Todays chat has nothing to do with popping a pill – or 20 – and ...

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Let’s get straight to it and admit that you have food weakness’s. I do too. This will be an Eating Game Changer! It means giving up on the self-deceiving approach of expecting to one day miraculously wake up more disciplined, more motivated and less emotionally attached to food. I never woke up insanely disciplined and if you’ve struggled with your health, your ...

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Around 8 weeks into my 3 months Covid lockdown in Noosa, mum suggested I jump on the scale. I knew I was feeling lean however I was shocked to see I was 4 kilo’s lighter than the fit and healthy weight I’d been when I hot tailed it out of Sydney. I’d certainly been working hard, however mostly sitting on ...

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I’ve been a huge fan of Mic The Vegan for years now. Via his super popular YouTube channel (Mic The Vegan), Mike debunks harmful myths about a vegan lifestyle to help propel us towards a happy, healthy vegan world! What I really appreciate is that Mike covers a variety of topics and he does it by trudging through the science, ...

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As mum and I record this we have a week left together in coronavirus lockdown here in stunning Noosa. It’s been almost 11 weeks since I first hurriedly packed a bag and hot-footed it out of my tiny flat in Sydney to stay with my parents – just before gyms, borders and life as we knew it closed. That might sound a little ...

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You may know my guest today as a result of his New York Times best selling books How Not To Die and How Not To Diet. Or perhaps you’re familiar with the amazing online resource NutritionFacts.org? Yet before Dr Michael Greger started NutritionFacts.org and switched to working on chronic disease, he had a career as Public Health Director at the Humane Society US in Washington, DC specialising ...

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Todays conversation with TheGutHealthMD Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is one I’ve been excited about for a long time. In his new book, Fiber Fueled, Dr. B will teach you how to train your gut to thrive on healthy foods even if you currently struggle with them. We’re chatting about delicious, abundant plant based diversity. Restriction free eating that is science backed, sustainable, and transforms your health ...

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To my activist friends I want to share a consideration up front. I’m super aware that as animals rights activists we can often draw a clear line in the sand. We can get pretty black or white. I can get very black or white. Animal exploitation is bad. Unnecessary. Cruel, immoral and utterly unacceptable. That is, and always will be my line in the ...

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Todays conversation with Keynote Speaker and Life Coach TJ Loeffler is a little diversion away from my usual focus on animal rights and veganism however it’s absolutely aligned with creating a healthy body and mind. TJ is Founder & Lead Coach at Loeffler International where he and his team guide clients through personal awakening and professional transitions both via a signature 6 week boot camp and ...

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Recent studies have found commercially grown food has 25% less vitamins, minerals and nutrients than 30 years ago. The main reason? Soil depletion. Modern intensive agriculture methods prioritize fast growing, pesticide resistant crops – a short term focus that yields huge, unnatural mono crops while stripping increasing amounts of nutrients from the soil. As our soil health diminishes, so too ...

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Have you noticed the people that tend to get overwhelmed most easily are generally not the people with the most happening? That may sound harsh, as could this: I’ve come to believe overwhelm is lazy thinking. Somewhat scattered thinking. Of course I let myself get there from time to time too – however the good news for us both if YOU can ...

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I came across the work of Dr Sailesh Rao just a couple of weeks ago at the recommendation of Dr Michael Klaper. I’m certainly grateful for that recommendation. Since you’re tuning in to this podcast I’m guessing you’ve made the connection that you can be fit, strong and healthy living a vegan lifestyle. You likely value the life of an animal over your taste and convenience and the longer you’ve ...

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Today’s podcast is inspired (and I use that term loosely!) by a client who regularly struggles with Monday-i-tis. Each Monday as he would drag himself into the gym he’d announce “It’s a blue Monday” which I don’t know exactly the meaning of however I’m pretty sure it doesn’t mean he’s focusing of any of the 3 key questions I’m going to frame todays show around. Side-note: To be truthful ...

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My guest today is deservedly beloved in the vegan world and I’ve even heard him referred to as The Gandalf of plant based doctors. That’s pretty cool right? This conversation was such a huge pleasure. Physician, Educator and Speaker Michael Klaper MD is on a mission to help empower the next generation of doctors to truly heal their patients using lifestyle measures such ...

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In today’s Monday Motivation show I’m focusing on Motion creating Emotion and I’m absolutely hoping to help Bulletproof Your Motivation To Exercise. It’s all about the movement today. So let’s check in. Are you moving? Are you getting your exercising action on? I am because it keeps me sane. I must say I’m missing the gym though. Missing heavy weights to throw around. Although, on a positive ...

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I have my favourite repeat guest back on the show today! Given I was lucky enough to escape Sydney and hot foot it up to QLD to stay with my mum, dad (and golden boy, Thomas the cat!) in Noosa for however long this coronavirus situation keeps gyms closed and prevents me from seeing my personal training clients face to ...

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There’s nothing more terrifying than the thought of losing your memory and your mental health. Or of someone you love dealing which such a debilitating and heart breaking diagnosis as Alzheimer’s or any other form of dementia. It’s something that perhaps as bullet-proof and gleefully ignorant youngsters we joke about. In the way that we might laugh off our parents warnings about ...

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It’s somewhat amusing that as I plan this show on: Your Ideal Morning Routine During Covid-19, I’m sitting in the kitchen at 3:10am a good hour into my working day. Doesn’t sound quite so ideal does it? However I’m working out a new ideal for coronavirus quarantine that incorporates as much of my old routine as possible and I recommend you do too! If you didn’t quite have ...

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I’m fairly new to the work of straight talking naturopath Dr Pam Popper and her company Wellness Forum Health which offers educational programs to both consumers and providers that facilitate informed medical decision-making, diet and lifestyle intervention, and improved long-term health outcomes. So heads up dear listeners, if you’re new to Pam too – you might well find some of what we ...

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As you can hear today’s show is editing and music free. I’m embracing the natural approach just with these bonus Monday shows for a number of non exciting reasons! My interview shows published mid week will continue with the higher production values. Onwards, I want to check in with you. How are you feeling? I’m feeling pretty emotional right now. ...

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Hey friends, this is a COVID-19 Craziness induced bonus episode I decided to put out – that as you can hear is super unpolished and natural. I felt compelled to revive my Monday Motivation episodes, because WOW, doesn’t the world feel super uncertain right now? My intention is to provide just a little bit of calm and positivity each Monday ...

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Today’s show might seem like a slight deviation from my usual focus on creating a compassionate vegan world however it’s an important topic that’s close to my heart. Since starting podcast interviews and chatting with so many passionate, strong and successful individuals it’s frankly blown my mind how many of these powerful ladies (and Yes, thus far they have all ...

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Todays show on Healthy Vegan Eating Out Tips is dedicated to #plantstrong deliciousness in those situations you previously might not have felt you’re in total control of. Healthy, Delicious, Abundant… vegan meals out? It’s certainly NOT an oxymoron! Having said that I’m going to cover both the actionable strategies so far as vegan eating out tips and also I want to focus on ...

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Understanding your hormones, their functions, potential imbalances and subsequent health problems can seem like an overwhelming, confusing and complicated undertaking. I know in the health and fitness world, “hormonal imbalance” can be a bit of a throw away comment as to why someone might not be losing weight. Yet hormone related conditions stretch well beyond weight gain. Infertility, menopausal symptoms, breast and prostate cancers, thyroid problems, and acne – are ...

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What are the climate change deniers looking to gain? I ask myself this daily, as daily I seem to negotiate conversations with lovely, compassion and intelligent individuals who either don’t believe in climate change or don’t believe humans have any impact on climate change. Then there are those who believe whatever happens it’s likely beyond our control here in Australia so ...

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At the top of todays show on 2020 Vegan Food Upgrades I thought I’d do a little check in. I’ll get to the food talk in just a couple of minutes however first, how has your 2020 started? The first few weeks have flown right? I feel like a lot has happened and yet also I did take a lovely indulgent 3 week holiday at ...

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Dr. Tracy Thomas is a psychologist, best-selling author, and Ted Speaker, who helps people build the Emotional Strength they need to succeed in living life to the fullest, breaking damaging and addictive behaviours, and reaching their highest potential. I’ve invited Tracy on the show to share her expertise relating to emotional strength as this is perhaps the most important (and ...

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When pro cyclist Dotsie Bausch went plant based in 2009, it was an ethical decision made after watching a late night undercover investigation that revealed the horrific cruelty animals enslaved in our food system suffer. Dotsie wanted to help animals, not to improve her athletic performance. In fact she was nervous this new way of eating might be detrimental to her performance. Her coaches were ...

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My guest today asks: “Surely if there was some safe, simple, side effect free solution to the obesity epidemic we’d know about it right?” I’m so excited to share this conversation with you. Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, is an internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of the AMAZING evidence based nutrition resource Nutritionfacts.org. After writing his mega-bestselling How Not to Die, and ...

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It’s rare that I encounter someone who does not wish they had more will power, in one aspect of their life at least. Actually I’ll go so far as to say that I’ve never met anyone who wouldn’t like more will power specifically with regard to exercise or nutrition. Yes, myself absolutely included. It’s amazing how often my clients tell me: “But you’re so disciplined. ...

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As I write this intro my mum has just celebrated her 12 month plant based anniversary. It’s also the end of a lovely family holiday that started with me heading up to Noosa for Christmas and New Year and has now seen mum and dad spend a few days with me at a dear clients amazing house in Pearl Beach. ...

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Do you have cut and paste goals? You know, the goals that carry over from month to month, from year to year and yet the actions (and inactions!) that would help you achieve those goals never quite get locked and loaded into your routine. I’m guessing we all have these sticking points with certain goals or upgrades we’d like to make to ...

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While residing at ‘the-cess-pit’ as my first flat become not so affectionately known I was very much NOT a morning person. Cesspit aside the whole flatting with friends experience was AWESOME. I moved out of home at 18 with 3 of my best friends and at any given time 2-3 others into a 6 bedroom (and one bathroom) apartment in the ...

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Today’s encore podcast is one of my favourite interviews to date. Although I’m of the belief that any time of year is the perfect time to learn How To Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, the start of a new year – a new decade no less (!) is an especially perfect time. I’ve cover “Atomic Habits” author James Clears impressive ...

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Today is Part 2 of my Plant Strong Blueprint: 6 Steps To Prevent Weight Gain Over Christmas and New Year. It’s a veganising of my Holiday Season Survival Blueprint. The steps for vegan foodies such as myself who contrary to common misconception get HUGE joy from food! Today and Part 1 (E656) are all about enjoying abundant, plant based deliciousness – restriction ...

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My chat today with repeat guest Dr Melanie Joy comes at a perfect time for me, as I’ve recently been struggling in my personal relationships with non vegan loved ones, colleagues and friends. It’s a privilege to have this hour with Dr Joy to discuss How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work as covered in her up coming ...

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I first designed these 6 Steps To Prevent Weight Gain Over Christmas and New Year many years ago for myself and my clients when I got absolutely fed up with the weight I would gain each holiday season. Fat that would seem “to land” on my body after just a couple of weeks of indulging and take a few months to rid myself of! At that ...

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Mum you’ve long had a very successful strategy of winning people over with your delicious cooking. As you approach your 1 year plant based anniversary (so proud of you!) I’ve found it very instructive to watch your approach when eating with and cooking for non vegans. Today I’d like to share some of your winning strategies, recipes and even more-so, I ...

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I seem to forget every year, just how stress inducing the silly season can be. It’s that one time of year when everything that could potentially be powerful fuel for gratitude. Things like: party invites to juggle / gifts to purchase / the killer outfit you’re hoping to first find and then rock / that holiday you need to plan and ...

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My guest today, Victoria Moran has been vegan 36 years and is known for combining the ethical, spiritual, and health aspects of enlightened vegan living. It’s the one thing that connects all religions – compassion – that I’m most excited to discuss with her today. I want to better understand how leading a life devoted to compassion and kindness can ever be aligned with consuming ...

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Todays show is for my fellow emotional eaters! I’m sharing 6 Steps To Eliminate Emotional Eating. I believe the emotional eater actually has an advantage in the game of creating a fit, strong, healthy body. We can’t get complacent. We must outsmart our food weakness’s. We need to learn from our mistakes. In my early 20’s my Go2 break up strategy was to devour ...

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I’m republishing todays show in preparation for my next chat with the amazing social psychologist Dr Melanie Joy about her soon to be released book Getting Relationships Right. Gosh, I love that title. This is exactly the book I need! Without doubt the number one most common thing I hear when discussing “the hardest thing about being vegan” is negotiating your relationships with non ...

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Todays show covers one of those topics that you’ll get mixed advice on. Today I’m weighing in on: Should I Exercise When I’m Sick? I have a lot of respect for my clients who still rock up to training when they are unwell. Of course there is a line however my belief is that if you are well enough to go to work, to ...

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Although it’s fairly rare these days I must admit yesterday I woke up decidedly UN-fresh! Previously I’ve spoken about the importance of the night before in your ideal fat burning day. And of course best practice set-up the night before is equally applicable to your ideal effective, efficient working day. Well, today’s podcast is for when your night before is decidedly UN-ideal. For the ...

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My guest today, Vegan Animal Liberation Activist Seb Alex left a stable career in architecture to commit his life to Animal Rights Advocacy. This quote describes the passion behind this relentless activist so much better than I could: “Sitting behind a screen while animals are constantly being exploited just did not feel right, and it slowly started affecting both me and my work. I could not ...

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The “V” word, Vegan is feeling so inflammatory right now. Actually that’s not the best descriptor given eating vegan means you eliminate the most inflammatory foods. More on some of those soon. I’m sure you know what I mean though. Many non-vegans are so provoked by the term vegan. I can appreciate how people might feel so much more comfortable calling themselves ...

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If Matt Stellino and I met 10 years ago there was every chance we would not see eye to eye. That’s put delicately. 10 years ago, neither of us were vegan and neither of us were activists. I was a vegetarian who thought “hunters deserved to die.” Matt was hunter who didn’t spare a thought for the animals that died as ...

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Genuine question: Do you think the person exists who always LOVES to exercise? You know, that natural athlete that never feels awkward, self conscious or lazy? The individual that is always more excited by the thought of “getting her sweat on” who “loves to lift” rather than lounging around on the sofa? Although there might well be people who are more inclined to want to ...

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My guest today is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder and although his accomplishments in the world of bodybuilding are impressive, there’s so much more to this gent and this chat that is applicable to all of us who will never step on stage! Torre Washington was raised vegetarian and has been vegan since 1998. After first competing in 2009 and placing third, Torre’s second show within the ...

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Todays show, Why Joe Rogan Will Become Vegan (Busting The Meathead Myths) has been a long time coming. It may surprise you to learn I’m a regular Joe Rogan Experience podcast listener and fan. I agree with a lot of what Joe says and I disagree categorically on some big issues too. Generally I think it’s important to be open to listening to the opinions of people ...

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My guest today is determined to show the world that vegan food can be cheap, lazy AND delicious! Although Rose Lee the Cheap Lazy Vegan was born in South Korea and raised in Canada she started sharing her affordable vegan meal ideas while living London where the cost of living was so much higher. I’m super aware of the “it’s expensive” and “it’s elitist” excuses that are ...

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If you’ve been listening to The Healthification podcast for any period of time (thank you!) I think you may have noticed, I’m a bit of a rules girl. As long as I set them myself. Having rules or standards as I prefer to call them just makes the daily decision making process easier. I actually find it freeing. I love that I ...

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My guest today, Sam Marra is an actor, artist, model and trainer based in Los Angeles, CA. His television credits include Homecoming, Star Trek: Picard, Awkward, The Catch, The Young and the Restless, Recovery Road, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Sam absolutely walks the talk as a fit, strong, buff and lean vegan – check him out via sammyjmarra on Instagram to see for yourself however Sam’s not on the ...

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There’s a quote that’s been on my mind a lot recently: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Whether it’s a Mahatma Gandhi quote or not (the internet can’t decide) I love it. I think it’s abundantly clear that the vegan movement is in the: “then they fight you” phase. I’ve only ...

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I’m a little star struck today. Founder and president of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Ingrid Newkirk has spent the past 4 decades getting people to see who animals are, and to change their lives to stop hurting them and start helping them. As head of the largest animal rights organisation in the world, Ingrid and her team have ...

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Todays month in review show goes live just before the October “3 Day Easy Vegan Plan” so I’ve taken this opportunity to pick 5 of my fav underestimated tips from my 30 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart… which is the natural progression from my FREE 3 Day Easy Vegan Plan and is available to any of my dear Patreons who support me for any monthly amount. ...

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WOW, 2 fat blasting focused podcasts in one week! Can you tell what’s on my mind right now? In all honesty I had to come up with a solo show at short notice so I’m revisiting one of my popular shows from around 550 (!) episodes ago. Heads up I covered the subjects closest to mind in the first 100 ...

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Todays show on Fat Blasting Exercise Upgrades is a little level up or overall overhaul for those of us who might have been cruising just a tad with our exercise recently. As much as I advocate for consistency year round in your approach to both nutrition and exercise it’s also fairly unrealistic to push your hardest all year. Sometimes I find ...

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My guest today Nikki Vegan, creates amazing vegan recipe and lifestyle videos to provide healthy eating inspiration and also spread the word that being vegan can mean eating delicious, easy to prepare, affordable food without harming animals or the environment. This interview has really inspired me to get in the kitchen and try some new recipes. So many times while ...

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One of the decisions I made early on in my personal training career was to always Choose My Mood. This was initially because I wanted to ensure my clients had the best possible experience with me, whether it be 6am or 8pm. I felt it was my responsibility to walk the talk. As with so many things the real benefits were in ...

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One of the many things I really love about the conversations I get to have on this podcast, is the super diverse range of guests I get to chat with. Today’s show featuring: Vegan Comedian Jacob Yapp and Effecting Social Change Through Comedy is the prefect example. I knew Jake would be a lovely gent, as well, I’d done my research and I ...

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A dozen+ years into my personal training career I often find myself wondering why smart people are so susceptible to stupid ideas. Disclaimer: this is all observation and fascination with zero judgement as, I know I’m susceptible to stupid ideas too! Perhaps not so much in the realm of nutrition, exercise and fat loss however absolutely in the realm of ...

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Today I’m delighted to re-introduce my first repeat guest, vegan psychologist Clare Mann. Clare has a unique ability to know what is needed by the vegan community she is such a deservedly respected and relentlessly supportive member of. Back in E538: Clare Mann and I discussed her book Vystopia: the anguish of being vegan in a non-vegan world. Today I’m excited to discuss Clare’s ...

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The lungs of our planet are burning. Right now, the horrific fires tearing through the Amazon are so fierce they can be observed from space. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported a record 72,843 fires this year. That’s an 83% increase from last year. This isn’t mother natures fury. Humans are responsible. Humans who demand to eat animal products. ...

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Friends we’re in for a high energy ride today! Energybits Founder / CEO and Chief Scientific Officer Catharine Arnston has spent the last ten years educating consumers and wellness professionals about algae. Now if the word “Algae” doesn’t instantly fill you with excitement please hang on in there! I was merely a causal Spirulina consumer prior to prepping for todays interview and now I’m a huge fan ...

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Todays show is inspired by the gents I work with banging on about the benefits of the Keto diet. Originally I had planned to podcast about all the health risks associated with restricting your diet to align with the Keto guidelines of 70% of your calories coming from fat, 25% of your calories coming from protein and just 5% of ...

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In preparation for todays show these are a few of the questions I was struggling with. Do we eat organic for our own health to avoid the pesticides and in doing so support factory farming as litter from large scale animal agriculture is the primary source of fertiliser in organic farming? Or do we lead with compassion, return to conventional crops and hope a good ...

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How many wellness trends have you jumped on that in hindsight were ridiculous? I’ll certainly put my hand up for subscribing to a whole heap of rubbish that I’ve since thankfully moved on from. As I was discussing with my mum just last night (in response to the podcast interview we did on her Plant Based Journey) it’s ok, to admit ...

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7 months ago my mum asked me to watch What The Health with her on my last morning in Noosa before I flew home to Sydney after a stunning end of year break. It was not an out of the blue request. In fact I’d been championing it for a couple of years. For my 40th birthday I’d unsuccessfully suggested: “All I ...

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When I was a meat loving little tom-boy we had some dear family friends – a couple with 3 daughters. The wife and two oldest daughters were vegetarian. I remember my mum used to freak out when entertaining them. Mum is a talented, generous cook and the thought of removing the main event (meat!) from a meal was anxiety inducing. ...

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The vast majority of drugs tested to be safe and effective in animals ultimately fail in humans. In many cases medical breakthroughs were delayed by dependence on animal models. Chimpanzee use in research isn’t necessary, even though chimps are our closest genetic relatives. (U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine conclusion) There are superior non-animal testing alternatives ready for use ...

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Last week I scooted into my local supermarket to quickly grab some organic tofu and vegan burgers. On auto-pilot I arrived at the normal spot and was confronted with meat and cheese laden pizza and other easy meals. A sign clarified: Health food moved to aisle 16. WOW, was that a Freudian slip or what? The real health food section is else where and I ...

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Food Is It! 3-5 times a day 21-35 times a week the meals and snacks you eat are deciding how your body looks, feels and functions. So many opportunities for nourishing plant based deliciousness AND ALSO such potential for everything else. Today I’m sharing Part 2: How To Stay Motivated To Eat Healthy Plant Based Meals. (tips 6-10) To quickly recap these are ...

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We’re in for a high energy ride today friends! 10 years ago head strong and entrepreneurial city girl Renee King-Sonnen married a rancher and did not adjust so well to life on her husbands Texas ranch. Seeking to make the transition a little easier Renee’s husband gave her a young calf and so began a heart breaking struggle with a happy ending for ...

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You know that chick at your gym who’s always motivated to work out? Or perhaps your friend who every single weekend finds the motivation to meal prep for his week to come? It happens so naturally and effortless for them. Or so it seems! One of the many things I’ve become aware of in my past decade as a personal trainer is ...

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I got cold chills and even a bit teary watching the trailer for the feature-length documentary I’m discussing with Director Ryland Pearson-McManus today. Voiceless: Crime of Silence delves into the world of the increasingly fervent animal rights movement, and asks what the true cost of silence, may be. This film follows on from the wave of recent groundbreaking documentaries such as Cowspiracy, What ...

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When I first discovered NLP (Neural Linguistic Programming) I thought it was the solution to all my problems. I’ve heard that’s a common assumption. Unsurprisingly NLP is not the solution to everything however it does provide a diverse and hugely impactful toolkit. In todays show I’m directing a few of my fav tools towards the matter of health and creating a fit, healthy #plantstrong body. ...

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I often wonder how it is that so many of us have turned such a simple pleasure – FOOD – into something so unnecessarily complicated and guilt ridden. I should mention I absolutely identify as an emotional eater and so Yes, I’m in the “us”! Accordingly I’m coming from a place of understanding rather than judgement so far as the ...

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I originally approached todays guest because she shares how easy and delicious vegan meals can be with such style and finesse. In fact her new book: 30 Minute Vegan Dinners has 75 Fast Plant-Based Meals You’re Going To Crave! If you’re interested in easy, delicious, fast vegan food using whole food ingredients then todays show has you covered however my guest “artist / producer / writer / (and) curious soul ...

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This morning as I sit down at the computer the rain is pouring down. It has been all night. I’m not looking forward to my walk to work soon. In fact, I’m thinking of ALL the things I’m not looking forward to. Or I was. Before I plugged myself into my big podcasting headphones and loaded up my current fav workout ...

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Late last year I watched the deeply impactful film A Plastic Ocean and found it both terrifying and insightful. It was also the wake up call I needed to make some changes in my life and plastic consumption habits. Today I’m chatting with Julie Andersen, Global Executive Director of Plastic Oceans International. Plastic Oceans International is a nonprofit organisation serving ...

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I used to be a sucker for time management tactics. I believed if I could only manage my time better then I could “get it all done.” I also did overwhelm fairly well. It’s really quite easy to excel at overwhelm. You simply think of everything you need to get done with a special focus on what you can’t control. Add in a dash ...

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[JUNE 2020 UPDATE Regarding Jon Venus No Longer Vegan] For now I will leave this post / podcast up although I’m so HUGELY disappointed to hear Jon is no longer vegan. When I spoke to Jon I found him to be a lovely, genuine individual. I’m sure he’s a nice guy. I wish Jon, Kathrine and Noah all the very ...

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Everything you or I do is a strategy. In my early 20’s I ran a hugely effective strategy for meeting hot yet super-arrogant kinda-cold and sorta-self-obsessed guys. Now why would I want to meet such guys you may be thinking? And you’re right. I didn’t want to keep meeting them however that was not the message I was putting out there. I was running a ...

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The more time I spend listening to the views of today’s guests the more I whole-heartedly agree with their admittedly polarising assertions on the best way to advocate for total animal liberation. I’ve been on the record many times as believing “there is no best way to advocate” and “everything counts” and “as long as your intention is genuine” however I’m wavering. What if your intention is genuine and yet the ...

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I used to envy those “genetically gifted” girls and guys. You know, the chicks whose thighs are naturally lean and cellulite free AND meant to rock short shorts? Or the guys that eat burgers and chips AND beer… and as long as they still “get to the gym” they get to stay super buff and ripped. It’s like the smart kids at ...

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Over 20 year ago when I first moved to Sydney I remember volunteering at the RSPCA. I assumed as many animal lovers do that they were indeed there “for all creatures great and small.” Not long after I secured a job working as a fundraiser on behalf of Greenpeace and that was a proud moment because I had to overcome my ...

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Welcome to show number 3/6 in my: 6 Step System To Becoming Vegan and Living A Healthy Vegan Lifestyle Long Term series. It’s a “veganising” of the system I designed many years ago to effectively lose fat (and GAIN a fit, strong, healthy body) by getting your mind working for you and making your best eating and exercising actions simple and sustainable. ...

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I was happy to discover the work of Journalist and Media Coach Katrina Fox via a great video she filmed in response to the Dominion anniversary animal rights actions across Australia earlier this year. Katrina is a powerful, articulate voice for the animals and today I’m excited to learn how to more effectively handle mainstream media spin on animals rights actions and ...

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Todays show is number 2/6 in my: 6 Step System To Becoming Vegan and Living A Healthy Vegan Lifestyle Long Term series. It’s a “veganising” of the system I designed many years ago to effectively lose fat (and GAIN a fit, strong, healthy body) by getting your mind working for you and making your best eating and exercising actions simple and sustainable. ...

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Alex Lockwood’s BAFTA award winning short film 73 Cows shares the story of Jay Wilde, the first farmer in the UK to trade beef farming for sustainable organic vegan farming, giving up his entire herd of cattle to a sanctuary in the process. 73 Cows is a completely approachable film for non-vegans. It’s not graphic at all. Yet it effectively illustrates just ...

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Todays show is the first in a 6 part series on my: 6 Step System To Becoming Vegan and Living A Healthy Vegan Lifestyle Long Term. It’s also a “veganising” of the system I designed many years ago to effectively lose fat (and GAIN a fit, strong, healthy body) by getting your mind working for you and making your best eating and exercising ...

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It is my HUGE pleasure to bring todays show to you. For episode #600 of The Healthification podcast what better way to celebrate than to share: “The best advice I wish I knew prior to adopting a vegan lifestyle” from so many of my amazing podcast guests. You’ll hear from 14 guests today. Their advice spans a few themes from effective ...

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Although todays show on “The best advice I wish I knew prior to adopting a vegan lifestyle” really is the most valuable information I have to share with you, it’s also just a primer for show #600 next week. I don’t think I’ve ever done a celebration type anniversary show. However 600 is a pretty fab number so it felt like the ...

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My guest today was a meat and dairy loving country boy, an award winning scientist and a successful stand up comedian when what was to become an incredible personal health struggle first reared it’s ugly head. Life had been going to plan, until that morning Clint Paddison woke up while interstate for comedy gigs with sore feet. However maybe getting then ...

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You might be surprised to hear the thing I was most apprehensive about giving up prior to going vegan. I’ve never been a mad cheese addict. Ice cream hasn’t been my thing for 20+ years now. I’m not a chocolate girl and so far as meat, I’ve likely forgotten what it tastes like as I haven’t tasted it for 26 years. The thing I thought ...

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Today I want to discuss one of the most frustrating things in weight loss, fat loss or as I prefer to say, Body Gain. The Weight Loss Plateau. I’m sure most of us have been there before. When your exercising effort and discipline with nutrition just does not seem to be having any effect any more. I have 3 honest considerations ...

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My guest today is a social media expert in the animal rights community, first running the social media for Vegan Outreach and most recently for The Humane League. John Oberg believes we should: “Look at everything we post on social media as an opportunity to either help animals or hurt animals. It’s about winning hearts and minds not arguments and debates.” ...

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Todays show is inspired by huge, delicious, abundant meals to share with your non-vegan friends and family. It’s more ‘attractavism’ than pure activism… for the vegan or plant based eater who wants to ensure food shared with loved ones is a time for joy and harmony rather than heated debate and conflict. In addition to much deliciousness in the form of Build Your Own ...

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A common and devastatingly effective strategy deployed by big food and drug companies to peddle their products is the idea that if you just create enough confusion with consumers we’ll stick to status quo and / or consuming their products. I’ve fallen for it many times. Though I thankfully never saw the appeal of cigarettes (I bring this up as ...

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My guest today believes, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” Now as someone who finds freedom in systems and yet often queries why some of my goals seem so frustratingly illusive I was excited to learn more. James Clear writes about habits and human potential. He’s a regular speaker at Fortune 500 ...

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This week I’m fixated even more than usual on healthy habits as I prep for my upcoming interview with author James Clear on Atomic Habits and Why True Behaviour Change Is Really Identity Change. Initially I started thinking about all the super quick yet impactful habits I rely on each day and quickly came up with: ‘5’ 5 Minute Health ...

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I’ve admired todays guest from a far for a while now. Pat Bateman is a fiercely articulate and uncompromising force for animals rights. However Pat is not just a powerful advocate for total animal liberation… via her YouTube channel previously ‘Vegan Asylum’ and now “That Vegan Lawyer” she address’s even the most controversial subjects and heads up – we go there today. In addition ...

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Recently I found myself contemplating, “Why do we make eating so hard?” This observation comes from a place of zero judgement as I’ve absolutely made eating much more complicated, frustrating, destructive and ineffective than necessary. As a teenager I banned all fat from my life. This was a failed attempt to also ban pimples. It just made me miserable, skinny-fat with zero energy and ...

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Eric Lindstrom spent first half of his life as an adamant omnivore, nourished to obesity on meaty sauces, fried eggs, and butter-laden cookies by his doting Italian mother and grandmother. Then, perhaps most surprisingly to himself Eric went 100% vegan overnight. As The Sceptical Vegan, Eric shares the trials and tribulations of veganism via both his hilariously, unique and non-judgemental YouTube channel ...

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How often have you resorted to the snack you later regretted simply because it was at hand and quick and easy? As with everything nutrition, eating great snacks comes down to planning more than discipline. In todays show I’m sharing: Simple, Healthy Vegan Snacks for Home, Work and On The Go. Your winning snacks will be: => Always on hand. => Quick and easy. => Non-trigger ...

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My guest today is all about making vegan food fast, fun and of course absolutely delicious! Lauren Toyota is a former MuchMusic VJ and MTV Canada host and you can tell, this lady is polished! Her popular Youtube channel and blog, Hot For Food, attracts a wide and engaged audience… in fact the Hot For Food YouTube channel is fast approaching 500,000 ...

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Today I’m chatting with a mushroom expert! If you know me you know I LOVE mushies. If you’re not currently a fan of this fabulous fungi I hope you’ll be tempted to give them another go once you hear some of: The Magical Health Benefits Of Mushrooms With Jeff Chilton. Jeff Chilton studied Ethno-mycology (I had to google that – it ...

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Have you ever been in a relationship where although there’s some joy, passion and excitement, when you’re brutally honest it’s clear you regularly bring out the worst in each other? Or perhaps it’s a little more passive. Maybe you just prevent each other from shining? Many years ago I wrote a post about breaking up with beer. I admitted that the ...

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Jacy Reese is the Research Director at Sentience Institute, an effective altruism think tank researching the most effective strategies to expand humanity’s moral circle. His new book, The End of Animal Farming, uses the effective altruism lens to outline a roadmap to a more ethical, sustainable, and prosperous food system for humans and animals. This conversation really opened my eyes to a whole other ...

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I’m not a fan of new years resolutions. Not that there’s anything wrong with goals or discipline or constant and never ending improvement. All those concepts rock! It’s more that I believe if something’s important then it’s important TODAY. Right now is the very best time to action that thing that will bring you closer to your goals or simply to being a person that makes ...

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“Why I’m no longer vegan.” Thankfully that’s NOT my situation and hopefully it never will be. However, I’ve softened a mili-fraction in recent days so far as the reaction I have to prominent EX-vegans posting “Why I’m no longer vegan” you tube videos right now. Aussie insta-influencer Bonny Rebecca is the latest to become an ex-vegan and it got me thinking about: 5 ...

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Isy V is co-founder of Legion DX Sydney a dedicated group of activists committed to non-violent, assertive direct action with the sole intent of abolishing the exploitation and killing of ALL Animals. A impressively relentless activist, strong leader and voice of reason, I’m really excited to learn more about “behind the scenes” Isy today. It’s fair to say I’ve admired her unwavering yet measured leadership from a distance ...

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I’m cautiously optimistic I’m going to have a lot more vegan deliciousness to share with you in 2019. If you’re a regular listener to the Healthifcation podcast you’ll know I’m a bit of a lazy cook. I love food however I get a lot more pleasure eating it than I do preparing it. My dear mum, in contrast is an amazing ...

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As I plan todays podcast I’m sitting at the airport sipping a little Shiraz and waiting for my flight back to Sydney after an amazing couple of weeks with my family in Noosa. I have so much to say, I really don’t know where to start however perhaps lets roll with who todays show is perfect for? Today I’m speaking ...

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WOOHOO Welcome to Day 7 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. #plantstrong friends! Over these past 7 days I’ve shared one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. As Brain Tracy says Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. All too often I ...

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Welcome to Day 6 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. Over 7 days I’m sharing one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. We’re delving deeper into the mindset side of healthy living today. Certainly one of my favourite tools when it comes to ...

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Welcome to Day 5 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. Over 7 days I’m sharing one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. Today is about ensuring your house is a Trigger Free Zone. I’m talking about those foods that once you ...

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Welcome to Day 4 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. Over 7 days I’m sharing one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. Accountability and support are our focus for today. Time to enlist the help of those closest to you. Yes, ...

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Welcome to Day 3 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. Over 7 days I’m sharing one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. Mindset and internal motivation are locked and loaded. That was the most important part of this 7 Day Jumpstart because, 95% of ...

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Over 7 days I’m sharing one easy to implement step a day to create a strong, healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. Yesterday we laid the foundations. You got crystal clear on exactly what achieving your health goal by adopting a #plantstrong lifestyle will mean to you and to those you love. Now it’s my job to give you proof ...

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Happy 2019 #plantstrong friends! Welcome to Day 1 of the 7 Day Plant Strong Jumpstart for a Lean, Fit, Healthy Body. Over the next 7 days I’m going to share one easy to implement step a day to create a strong healthy body while following a Vegan (#plantstrong!) lifestyle. Yes, I have your food and exercise covered however most importantly ...

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Today is Part 2 of Vegan Foodies: 6 Steps To Prevent Weight Gain Over Christmas and New Year. It’s also a veganising of my Holiday Season Survival Blueprint. The steps for vegan foodies such as myself who contrary to common misconception get HUGE joy from food! Today and Part 1 (E569) are all about enjoying abundant, plant based deliciousness – restriction free and guilt free – while also getting to rock ...

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Now I know there are some people who might claim “Vegan Foodie” is an oxymoron! So NOT true! Today’s show, 6 Steps To Prevent Weight Gain Over Christmas and New Year is a revamping of the Holiday Season Survival Blueprint I first released a few years ago. A veganising. For the vegan foodies such as myself who LOVE LOVE LOVE food ...

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Vegan Athlete Fiona Oakes Is Running For Good and breaking the stereotype that veganism holds you back from anything. I’m a little star-struck by this interview. I first heard of Fiona Oakes when she was interviewed by my fav podcaster, author and vegan endurance athlete Rich Roll. I then learnt Fiona was the star of award-winning director Keegan Kuhn’s latest documentary: Running For Good. You’ve heard of ...

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For the first 30 or so years of my life I was an only child. Then one day it all changed as my adorable, beautiful and talented little brother burst onto the scene. Thomas was certainly the golden boy from day one. He expects you to love him on sight and he’s very rarely disappointed. For those of us lucky ...

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Today it’s my absolute pleasure to share my chat with one of the true legends of the Sydney animal rights street activism scene. This gentleman is beloved and I’m sure you’ll understand why once you get to hear him speak. His relentless focus, genuine passion and infectious positivity is unequalled. Andy Faulkner is exactly the man I’d want fighting for me if ...

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How are you feeling about your festive season food and family gatherings this year? For the first time this year I’ve started to feel a little nervous about Christmas. Generally I’m lucky enough to LOVE Christmas. To me it’s precious family time and it’s also the only time of year I get really super awesome at being lazy! However this year ...

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“Norm” is a short film about two roommates debating over the morality of rape, in a society where raping women is legal and socially accepted. Today it’s my absolute pleasure to share with you my chat with “Norm’s” director Miguel Endara. I guess as a bit of a warning the issues discussed in Norm and subsequently in todays podcast could be triggering. I’m hesitant ...

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Registered dietitian, Brenda Davis is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. I’ll continue on with the official bio soon however what really stuck me when researching todays interview is the amazingly abundant quality and quantity of food Brenda eats! I went down a little rabbit hole of amazing information via brendadavisrd.com and was super impressed by the deliciously ...

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It’s funny as I plan todays podcast on: The A.R.T. of Self Compassion I did a little search on my own site to see if I’d written much about self compassion. I thought I had. I know I’ve discussed it a lot in my podcast interviews these past few months. However, it seems prior to that I’d written A LOT about Self Control and Self Sabotage yet ...

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The Last Pig is a deeply intimate journey into the life of a pig farmer as he grapples with death, searches for compassion, and finally finds the courage to change. Under the direction of six-time Emmy winner, Allison Argo and shot by cinemtogapher Joseph Brunette, The Last Pig exemplifies Argo’s mission to provide “a voice for those who cannot speak for ...

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Today I got up at 3am for a Skype interview I’m really super excited about. I showered, got ready to race to work after the interview, enjoyed my liquid gold (coffee!), and logged into Skype. As the start time ticked by I got that sinking feeling maybe I did the calculations wrong between when I booked the interview and day ...

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Registered Dietician Ginny Messina has devoted her career to giving people the tools and knowledge they need to adopt a healthy vegan diet and to ensure that they will stay healthy and happy for the long term. In her latest book, co-authored with Carol J. Adams: “Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time” ...

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“I could be vegan – except for cheese – I could not live without cheese!” This is a statement most vegans hear frustratingly often. Perhaps you even feel the same way? I know a toasted cheese sandwich used to be one of my go to comfort foods. My mum’s cauli-cheese is tough to beat. Top of my short list of ...

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As I plan todays podcast on: Simple Lifestyle Upgrades For Existing Vegans To Shift Some Fat, it’s funny as I’ve already broken some of my own best advice! Today I’m off to Byron Bay for a long weekend with a dear girlfriend. I haven’t been to Byron before so that’s a bit exciting. Less exciting were my first 2 Ubers cancelling ...

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Michael McNally is the Vice President of Vegan NSW and an inspiring mentor to the current generation of young animal rights street activists. Actually strike “young” (!) we’re all stoked to have Michael on team: End ALL Animal Exploitation Globally. Whether he’s presenting at The 2018 March To Close All Slaughter Houses or speaking for the animals at Sydney’s hateful Bacon Festival or as a loved ...

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Although the pregnancy wasn’t something she’d chosen, over 9 months – 283 days – she’d developed incredibly strong feelings for the baby growing inside her. The trauma of inception was day by day diminishing as her natural anticipation to meet her child strengthened. The birth went smoothly like the birth the year before. And like the birth the year before that. Her third ...

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Stephanie Feldstein is the Director of the Population and Sustainability program at the Centre for Biological Diversity, where she leads the Centre’s work to highlight and address threats to endangered species and wild places from human population growth and overconsumption. She has more than 20 years of experience in animal rescue and advocacy. In her latest book, The Animal Lover’s ...

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Around 6 months into my vegan journey I dated a non-vegan. In fact this gent was into body building and ate the very old school, super high animal protein body building diet. It actually wasn’t an issue for either of us then. I prepared delicious high protein, low carb vegan meals for him and he even cooked a seriously impressive vegan meal for me. When we ate out ...

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I’m beyond excited to share todays chat with you! Today I chat to a legit hero of mine: Dr Melanie Joy. If by chance this is your first introduction to this persuasive voice for veganism I strongly recommend you check out the amazing Dr Joy further as her thoughtful, unique and articulate insights have given me such a sense of relief, hope ...

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Todays show was inspired by an article titled “The high steaks of veganism” sent to me by a dear client. Gosh what clever word play from Australian paper The Daily Telegraph… although maybe I should give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were talking about cauliflower steaks and not making light of the flesh an 18 month old cow ...

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Lani Muelrath is an award-winning health educator, professor, best-selling author, inspirational speaker, and TV host who has been vego/vegan for 45 years and has shared her expertise in mindful, active, plant based living for over 4 decades. Lani is the type of vegan I would have wanted to meet before I became vegan! I love her approach to mindful living and her commitment to the 3 ...

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Attention fellow food lovers yet NON-chefs: How do some Easy Vegan Recipe Templates sound? That’s just part of what I’m excited to share with your in this month in review show, timed to co-incide with this month’s LIVE 3 Day Easy Vegan Plan. If you’re new to this podcast I run my 3 Day Easy Vegan Plan LIVE with a different ...

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Lucy Verde Roze is a full time vegan activist, animal rights artist, meditation devotee and genuinely beautiful soul inside and out. I know Lucy through our shared activism work here in Sydney. You know when you meet someone so true and open-hearted who you just feel good being around them? That’s Lucy. In this chat we go deep, we go dark and ...

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This past weekend I joyously got to catch up with a dear girlfriend at the Sydney Vegan Markets. Surrounded by such abundant plant based deliciousness we both had the happy problem: “What of ALL the tempting options to pick?” This is increasingly becoming a common question – at least in my neck of the woods – and I’m most grateful. However it ...

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In today’s show I’m addressing the question: How To Become Vegan By Utilizing The Be, Do, Have Model. To Be, before you Do and before you Have is an approach I unconsciously utilized when I first became a personal trainer around 12 years ago. If you’ve been struggling to get adopting a vegan lifestyle (or any big lifestyle change) to stick then there’s a fair chance you’ve been diligently focusing ...

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Last week I jumped on the scales for the first time in around 18 months. When it comes to the scales I’m just as prone to major freak out mode as anyone else. As much as I know I’m on the light side of a healthy weight. As much as I know it’s about your body composition not some pesky little number. As much ...

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In todays show we go behind the scenes of animal rights activism with Ben Johnstone. Ben is a fellow vegan street outreach volunteer and I see him most weeks as we each engage in conversations with Sydney-siders who stand shocked at the horrific footage we’re showing of the individual animals who suffer and die to meet consumer demand for meat, dairy, eggs and fish here ...

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Do you have a fav body part to train? Is it the one you’re best at? The area that needs most work? My fav body part to train is butt. I LOVE that a previous problem area is now an asset. Back in the early 90’s I’d get around with not one but two jumpers tied around my waist to ...

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Today I want to address an emotive and controversial topic: Myths About Farming and The Drought here in Australia. To set the scene, although I haven’t eaten meat for 25 years and have been an ethical vegan for 2.5 years I didn’t always see the disconnect between saying “I love animals” and then deciding some animals are friends and some animals are food. In ...

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“I Just Can’t Stop Eating!” I know my fellow emotional eaters will be able to relate to this statement made in exasperation by one of my dear clients recently. I’ve absolutely muttered those words in the past too. In fact it’s because I have so much experience in the: “I Just Can’t Stop Eating!” frustration and at times self loathing, that I want to ...

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One of the many things I’ve changed my mind on regarding getting lean is the importance of good fats in your daily eating routine. I wasted years avoiding fat. I had a skinny-fat body. Yes, I could fit into small sizes but I looked weak, soft and certainly NOT fit. Even worse I felt weak. I was always hungry and because ...

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In todays show I want to bust some of the misconceptions common to being vegan and getting lean. Myths I believed for years that sadly are still propagated by large scale animal agriculture and mainstream health and fitness. If I look back to around 8 years ago – when I was vego and prepping for a body sculpting competition I ...

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Today I’m excited to share with you my chat with Vegan Psychologist, author and animal activist Clare Mann. Clare is a genuinely exquisite communicator. I learnt so much from our chat. Particularly regarding negotiating relationships with loved ones who are not vegan and how to navigate the line between either biting my tongue completely or blurting out the truth which is then ...

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In todays month in review show I’m revisiting (and Vegan’ising!) a post I published almost 300 shows ago on Creating The Most Effective Fat Loss Mindset. Then it was for vegetarians though absolutely applicable to vegans and truely, anyone struggling to make any significant change to their lifestyle and health. It’s all about creating the mindset that makes it easy to take ...

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It’s been said the strongest human motivation is the fear of loss. Initially I found that disappointing. To think that rather than being motivated by growth, connection and contribution our species is much more heavily compelled to cling stubbornly onto what we’ve got. The more I thought about the fear of loss and adopting a vegan lifestyle the more it made sense. Todays show ...

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My little brother is one unhappy golden child right now. He injured his leg slightly and then proceeded to worry the injury to the point where it required stitches. Sadly this also necessitates Sir Thomas – my little bro the cat – must endure a plastic cone on his head for a week or two. As a caring big sister I ...

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You know those days when you feel like you left your mojo in bed? Perhaps you had a rubbish nights sleep or maybe you overindulged the day before. Maybe there’s no particular reason and yet the only thing that seems remotely appealing about today is your first – Second – THIRD (!) coffee or that snackie food you really don’t ...

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In todays show I’m excited to share my interview with Keith Burgeson from PETA’s Vegan Mentor Program. As you’ll soon hear, Keith is a total sweetie who absolutely does the PETA Vegan Mentor Program proud with his open-heartedness, passion and compassion. Here’s Keith’s offical bio… “A native of southern New Jersey, Keith Burgeson holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Rowan University ...

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Let me paint you a picture that featured way too frequently in my pre personal training and pre meal prepping past… It’s the end of the working week and you’re out for work drinks. Lots of work drinks. Because it’s the weekend and you’ve earned it and it’s time to unwind. Before you know it the bars aren’t serving proper food anymore and you know there’s nothing at ...

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Do you have a magic number? A number in kilo’s or pounds or perhaps a dress or jeans size? Although I haven’t weighed myself in at least a year maybe two, I still have a number in mind that makes me happy to see. I also have a number I’d be mortified to see flash up on the scales. I know this is stupid. It’s not ...

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Todays show is for you if increasingly you struggle with being vegan in a non-vegan world. Perhaps you used to be fine taking your vegan burgers to a friends BBQ and now you just don’t want to be anywhere near other peoples unnecessarily cruel, ignorant and selfish food choices. You can no longer accept that: “What I eat is my personal ...

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In this month in review show I want to dig in with one of the common conversations I’ve been having with consumers on the streets of Sydney these past few weeks. First though let me share one particular conversation with a lovely and previously pescatarian lady. She recalled how she’d been on a scuba diving trip at the Great Barrier Reef. As ...

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In todays show I’m sharing some of my recent food upgrades, implemented in response to Dr Michael Gregor’s awesome book, How Not To Die. Don’t be put off by the sensationalist title. This book is an amazing science based resource. A client gifted it to me a year or so ago when he adopted a plant based diet after reading the ...

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Ok, so it’s not yet at the stage of an epidemic however there’s something that really concerns me about all the extreme vegan deliciousness becoming more and more accessible. For the most part it’s AWESOME. However there’s also another part. A part that has the potential to wreck havoc on health and happiness AND also all those hugely compelling statistics about vegans avoiding the ...

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One of the many common misconceptions so far as leading a vegan lifestyle is that it’s hard. In fact the hardest aspect for me is without doubt the attitudes of some non vegans. Thankfully it’s something I’m getting better at managing and in todays show on, Lessons From Conversations With Carnivores I’m sharing some of the strategies that work well for ...

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As I plan todays show I’m on such a high! Last night I got back from the most AMAZING weekend in Melbourne for The Dominion March for animal rights. A vegan world felt closer this weekend. It felt awesome. The momentum is building. The truth is inescapable. Compassionate humans are waking up to the atrocities our species inflicts on our fellow species. It’s not ...

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In todays show I’d like to share my best: Lazy Vegan Travel Tips. (I’m thinking maybe I should rename myself The Lazy Vegan as it’s been the relevant descriptor for my podcast 2 weeks in a row now!) Before we get rolling a couple of clarifications, A) These 13 lazy vegan travel tips are primarily in relation to food rather than ...

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Todays show was inspired by a conversation I had a with lovely gent while volunteering with the amazing animal rights organization Anonymous for the Voiceless on the weekend. He enthusiastically shared “My ex girlfriend was vegan so I ate vegan when I was with her. And my mum’s vegetarian. It’s amazing how delicious and versatile the food can be.” However ...

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This morning one of my dear clients eagerly shared some insights he’d gleamed from a chat with a nutritionalist friend of his the previous evening. I counselled myself to maintain an open mind as he began to recall regularly repeated recommendations such as “sugar is the devil” and “fat is your friend.” Nothing new here however then he proceeded to sing the praises of…. Cheese. Super ...

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In this month in review show I have some recipes wins to share from the recent 3 Day Easy Vegan Plan. I’m also covering: When THE Brain Tries To Hijack Your Mind. I’ll chat a little exercise and I’ll share what’s been rockin this past month and what’s been a tad more struggle street. Above all, my intention is to make this ...

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Todays encore episode on 7 Guidelines To Stop Binging In Private is inspired by my most recent roasted cashew induced haze. Each Tuesday I’ll hide out in the staff room and devour the lion’s portion of my weekly quota of roasted nuts. Only a crazy person would ask me to share. And they’d be disappointed! Now as much as you might be thinking: ...

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I was out on Saturday night with a dear friend – I call him my Peter-pan mate – as I doubt he’ll ever grow up. Anyway, Pan chuckled as he noticed me double take (I thought I was being subtle) as a certain gent sat down across the room from us. “You really do have a type don’t you Kate?!” “Whatever do ...

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Over the years I’ve changed my mind on many things surrounding staying fit and healthy. In my early 20’s I was very much a fat-o-phobe and demolished glutenous amounts of processed carbs… as long as they didn’t contain any ‘evil’ fat. Jump forward a few years and in hindsight my approach to eating as it shifted to low carb high ...

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Todays show on Easy Vegan Iron Sources is for all my vegan or vegan curious friends who are concerned that perhaps you need to eat animal flesh to get adequate iron. After having my bloods done after 25 years vego and 2 years vegan I can happily assure you it’s really not hard to meet your daily iron requirements via ...

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In todays show I’m sharing: Easy Vegan Calcium Sources that will let you leave cows milk for the calves! We’ll check out my five fav categories of plant based sources of calcium and then build 10 calcium rich meals / snacks. Before we get rolling, I have a plea to my vego friends. As I’ve shared before, I was vegetarian for 23 years ...

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Back in my early 20’s I used to do an hour cardio a day and then go home and nibble on HALF A BOX of cereal after my carb-fest dinner. In complete transparency I’d ALSO do an hour weights a day and walk to and from the gym. In perhaps too much transparency (!) if I was going through a break up ...

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I believe you can tell a lot about a person by what either proudly resides or perhaps hides (!) in their shopping basket. If you bumped into me in a supermarket you’re likely not going to be surprised at what you see. If you listen to my podcast regularly you’d also not be surprised to hear that I often pop into the liquor store after the ...

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Todays show is for my fellow emotional eaters. Recently a dear client exclaimed: “This seems like the hardest thing in the world for me right now!” and “I feel like such a failure.” I did my best to convey empathy in my tone as I knew my words were harsh yet true when I countered: “How good would that be if this was the hardest thing ...

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In recent weeks since volunteering with the amazing animal rights organisation Anonymous for the Voiceless, I’ve been fortunate to have a lot more conversations with people about Veganism. It’s been heartening to realize that most of the people I encounter are genuinely shocked at the conditions our animals used for meat, dairy and eggs suffer here in Australia and indeed all around ...

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As this show goes live it’ll be almost the end of Jan! I know that dates the podcast however everything I share will be relevant regardless of when you’re listening. This past month has flown and I feel like I have lots of different things I’d like to share with you so I thought a month in review type of ...

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Is your relationship with your diet like a dysfunctional relationship? We’ve all been there right? When it’s good it’s really really good… (like a HUGE tub of vegan salted caramel and pecan ice cream good) and yet most of the time it’s desperately UN-fun (like how you feel after demolishing the entire thing on your own). You bring out the ...

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I’m not sure if I’m feeling a little home sick this week however my little brother – Sir Thomas the wonder cat – is on my mind and as such gets a mention two weeks in a row on the podcast! How good are cats at focusing on the positive? I don’t think it’s just Thomas – who granted does lead an ...

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Most people are against cruelty to animals. Many people have or have had a pet they love, pamper and protect like family. Yet sadly there still exists a massive disconnect between the animals we see as friends and the animals we see as food. I know that disconnect can’t simply be cuteness induced. Because, there are some really ugly yet ...

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In todays show part 2 of How To Be Fit & Healthy This Holiday Season I share my fav step and it’s all about why saying YES to your exercise and nutrition as a priority is not Selfish! In fact it’s a necessity. If you want to be Fit & Healthy This Holiday Season (and beyond!) and have the health and energy for all the people and experiences ...

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Last weekend was my work Xmas / end of year party. If you’re listening to this show near it’s time of release I imagine you’re in the midst of holiday season celebrations too! Amidst the cocktails, vodka sodas, shots and Mexican vegan deliciousness… a few of the less young of us found ourselves reminiscing and the common line of the night mortifyingly ...

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Since adopting a 100% plant based diet almost two years ago I’ve become a lot more flexible (and generous!) so far as the carbs I eat. If you subscribe to one of the Biggest Health Mythes that I used to propagate you might be surprised to hear that eating more carbs has not had any detrimental impact of my health or body composition. In ...

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In todays show I’m revealing a few of the Biggest Health Mythes Of 2017. It’s long been a strategy of the meat, dairy and egg industry to create doubt in the minds of consumers regarding what is healthy. To foster confusion, not unlike the tobacco industry. It’s a super effective tactic. For a start: Healthy, is utterly subjective. As a personal example… When purchasing cashews from ...

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What comes up for you when I mention: “holiday season food”? Do you first picture all the delicious treats you’re excited to indulge in? Do you feel a little panic’y at the thought of the pesky extra weight that sneakily creeps on each holiday season? Or possibly, is your gut reaction more alone the lines of “there’s so much work involved / it’s ...

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This morning one of the boys at the gym gleefully shared: “It’s only 5 weeks till Christmas!” As predicted, his observation was met with groans, cries and general dismay. Personally, I LOVE Christmas. I know I’m lucky to feel that way. For me, above anything else Christmas is a time to catch up with family and friends. I actually like the routine ...

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“I could never eat like you.” “But animals only exist for us to eat them.” “Slaughter houses in Australia are humane. There’s legislation. I grew up in the country. We care about the animals.” If you’re passionate about living a plant based lifestyle and you’re doing it for the animals the hardest part about being a vegan is often dealing ...

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Todays show is for YOU if you have an addictive personality. I’m going to share how you can make your addictions work in your favour rather than to your detriment by Creating A Positive Addiction To A Plant Based Lifestyle. It’s also an opportunity to revisit one of my favourite frameworks: Tony Robbins’ 6 Core Needs. I’ve discussed the 6 Core Needs ...

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In my late 20’s I did a life reset. I quit my job and quit my flat and for a few months even quit Sydney! It was such a freeing, refreshing and empowering thing to do. I’d felt stuck, trapped and like I was living out of alignment with my values and beliefs. The thing is the older we get the tougher it can ...

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For the most part I’m beyond excited to see the explosion of vegan options becoming readily accessible globally. Times are changing and that is AWESOME however it also means there’s the potential to let some sneaky unhealthy health foods creep into your plant based diet. You see one of the lesser acknowledged misconceptions of a vegan / plant based diet is that ...

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As I record todays show we’re hurtling towards the end of the year. I imagine there must be an age where life starts to slow down? When perhaps the weeks drag by as slowly as when we were kids – however at a few days shy of 41 (!) my years certainly are only speeding up. Can you relate? Equally, ...

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Although I’m going to share some new plant based recipe wins with you today first I have a question: Do you have something – a belief about YOU – that you regularly repeat to yourself that just isn’t true? I have many. For years I had hang ups about my eyes. They don’t work so well and they can go a ...

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In the final of this 4 part Failure To Success series my message is: Do it for YOU at the right time for you. Back before my big butt serenades, before I turned gym floor humiliation into a fine art and prior to the biz from hell… when I was very much still that painfully shy young chick, dad and I used ...

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I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “You don’t know what you’ve got till you lose it” I also believe “You don’t know what you’re missing till you get it!” Although the story I’m sharing today (Lesson 3 in the: Failure To Success series) relates to business, this lesson is even more applicable to health. Todays show is for YOU if you feel like you’re stuck on the ...

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This is the second in a 4 part series on Turning Failure Into Success and today: Surviving Gym Floor Humiliation. The lesson? Everyone starts somewhere. I still get surprised when my clients tell me how easy I make training look. How co-ordinated… That is so NOT ‘natural Kate’. Anyone who knows me outside a gym would be highly amused to hear those words ...

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Todays show is the first in a 4 part series on Turning Failure Into Success. Today is all about: Kicking Failures Butt! Although I’m referring primarily to body parts in this show I absolutely believe the lesson (my embarrassingly hard learnt lesson!) can be applicable to any problem area or potential failure in your life. Let’s get rolling… Lesson #1: You can turn ...

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Todays show is for YOU if you LOVE demolishing delicious, addictive, convenient refined carbs. I get it. The bread, the cereal, the chips, the biscuits are such a tempting way to reward or distract yourself. They’re so easy. So fast. So cheap. However if you are what you eat… you don’t want to be easy, fast and cheap I’m guessing? In all seriousness, as an ...

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In today’s podcast, Your Ideal Veganish Day Starts The Night Before, we’ll lay the foundation to sculpt a fit, healthy, plant strong (!) body simply and sustainably. When I ran my 7 Day Veganish Flat Belly Blitz a month ago I powered on in without a huge amount of preparation… although I had all the content I hadn’t really spread the word that the ...

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Here’s a little (perhaps too honest!) behind the scenes perspective for todays show on: 5 Steps To Reset Your Metabolism. One of the statements I used to really struggle to respond to graciously is: “You’re so lucky to have that body” or “I’d do anything to look like that.” Because actually the super-vast-majority-of-the-time: NO you wouldn’t do anything! If you spent a week with me you likely wouldn’t even do just what ...

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Fresh content today! My apologies that I’ve been rolling out the encore shows recently however as we’re approaching nearly 500 shows and the iTunes feed only shows the latest 300 or so I feel like a lot my content is lying dormant and disregarded! I’ve also been fairly consumed with the: 7 Day Veganish Flat Belly Blitz. If you joined me ...

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In today’s encore episode I’m sharing How To Eat Less Dairy Without Sacrificing Protein or Calcium. The dairy industry tells you “you need milk and other dairy products for strong bones” however if this were true surely the countries with the highest dairy consumption would have the lowest rates of osteoporosis? It’s just not the case and the authors of ‘Eat Like You Care’ can explain ...

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Todays encore episode is on, Back Yourself 100%. This is a life philosophy that was pretty hard won for me and as such now I hold it dear. I remember the 3 and a half hour car journeys on skiing weekends away as a young teenager when dad would play Brian Tracy’s ‘How To be More Confident’ cassettes (yes cassettes!) on repeat for ...

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Todays encore episode is on, 3 Steps To Outsmart Your Sabotaging Self Talk. You know, Self Talk: that lil Gremlin that sits on your shoulder constantly degrading, downplaying and doubting. Today I want to help turn your (and my!) Gremlins into Cheerleaders. Supporters. It’s a matter of stopping the downward spiral. Of reframing (or finding a more supportive alternative) when you’re tempted ...

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Todays encore episode on Damage Control After A Big Night is for you if you’re partial to the odd drink that has a sneaky habit of turning into a big night that subsequently derails your best eating and exercising efforts the following day! Now in case you can relate to me and those days are thankfully super far and few ...

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If you could have any learned skill bestowed upon you – no limits – anything that you currently admire in another human what would you choose? To be the most likeable? Most loveable? Most fearless? Or funny? A genius networker? Or brilliant business woman? Or perhaps a master Magician? Musician? Martial artist? Of course your options are limitless. I think my learned ...

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The subject for todays show: You Are Not Your Beliefs, is one I could debate for either the affirmative or the negative. The non-negotiable as I see it, is that your beliefs are hugely powerful and impactful either to your detriment or to your advantage. The great news is that beliefs are utterly malleable. They are not real or right or factual. They are simply possibility filters. If ...

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Today show: Why Self Forgiveness Is More Important Than Discipline, is for those of us that can sometimes, regularly super-FRUSTRATINGLY-often be really tough on ourselves. Yes, I’m absolutely talking to me! I’m also talking to YOU if you generally have the discipline box ticked yet still find yourself struggling from time to time to achieve the results you’re seeking. I had a bit of a realisation ...

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Can you remember the last time someone deceived you with a really big lie? How did you feel when you found out? I imagine you lost faith in that person instantly. Actually, even small deceptions can gnaw away at your trust in a person. They can even make you question your own judgement. Make you uncertain as to whether you’re ...

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Are YOU a morning person? I absolutely am however it certainly was not always the case. In my first flat I believed I wasn’t a morning person. In fact, 20+ years ago (!) I’d regularly sleep through almost the entire morning and get up just in time for lunch. As much as that was a fun time of life, it certainly wasn’t an especially healthy or even productive time! ...

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Todays show, Part 9 of my 6 Step System To Silence Self Sabotage is a timely reminder for me and I hope for you too! I share 5 mindset messing emotions and more importantly 10 power emotions to combat those dastardly 5. What’s your most unwelcome negative emotion? I wonder if it’s on my list. My super most debilitating, annoying, infuriating emotion is… #3. FRUSTRATION. I really do struggle with it. However as I share (and don’t ...

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In todays show, Part 8 of my 6 Step System To Silence Self Sabotage I share my Fat Elimination Standards. 14 non-negotiables – acronym style – that make it easier for me to keep my commitments to myself. That’s right, it’s all about making it easier on me. Working with my body rather than fighting it. My fav, that I regularly remind myself of is #14: Never Start Making ...

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In todays encore episode Part 7 of my 6 Step System To Silence Self Sabotage we cover A LOT so I’ll keep this intro short. The semi-relevant thought top of mind is how success strategy #5 You Must Be Willing To Embrace The Unfamiliar is so hugely applicable to eating healthy, nutritious #plantstrong food. I cover an effective eating strategy near the end of the show however it’s more about ...

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In todays encore episode, Part 6 of my 6 Step System To Silence Self Sabotage we dig in with a strategy that is super near and dear to the control freak in me. Had you guessed I’m a bit of a control freak? It has it’s benefits and for sure, also it’s drawbacks. At school, Uni and even in business I’m not so great at working on a project as a group ...

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Near the end of todays show, Part 5 of my 6 Step System To Silence Self Sabotage I share a simple exercise: let’s call it ‘the puppy dog exercise’ (!) to determine where you’re currently focusing most of your energy. The things that as such, at an unconscious level, you’ll be filtering even more of into your life.It’s a useful little reality check. To see if the ...

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Regularly my clients ask me how I manage to stay so focused on taking the best actions to stay fit and healthy. They’ll declare, “You’re lucky you have so much discipline” or “You’re lucky you don’t like food” or (you guessed it!) “You’re lucky you love exercise so much!” The reality is that I have no more discipline than anyone else. I have at least as much supreme food love as any ...

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In todays encore show, Part 3 of my 6 Step System To SILENCE SELF SABOTAGE I discuss the power of language (especially your self talk) to shape your reality. Regularly I feel frustrated for my clients as they choose the language that makes it harder to achieve their goals. Focusing on the lack. The struggle. The UN-fun. I’ll get strategic on what ...

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In last weeks encore show, Part 1 of my 6 Step System To SILENCE SELF SABOTAGE I shared that the steps I out-lined years ago still hold true. The only difference is my strategies around fuel have changed. I’m going to talk a lot about focus in todays encore show. I often call it the number law of fat loss or body gain OR creating a fit, healthy #plantstrong body ...

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